Line tamer.
I was re-reading Raw Goods Inventory after seeing Emily at AWP earlier this month and have two new favorite poems: “The Toy Divine(s)” and “Less Art, More Monkeys” (in addition to my old time favorites: “Elephant,” “At the Sushi Arcade,” the title poem, and “Even Before Your Elbow Knocked Over the Glass.”) I’m biased as Emily Read More …
I’m often refreshed by poets who can handle humor effortlessly, especially when they know how to balance their tonal range through sequencing, as Beth Anne does: at times the poems are subdued and deadpan in their humor, at times situational where much hinges on a fabulous last line, sort of like a punch line, but Read More …
I stole this off Aimee’s shelf while I was cleaning her room this weekend. A favorite line: “After all…who is the greater artist, he who imagines the marvelous transformation, or he who marvelously transforms himself?” I often think something similar when I fantasize about my favorite superheroes…would I rather write their lives and stories, or Read More …
It snowed tonight. I forgot about the reflective glow of the snow at night under the street lamps, and even where there are no lights, the air illumined by that eerie rusty orange light, as if I were on Mars if Mars had an atmosphere that could support life, a sky with clouds that catch Read More …
Some of you have asked about the status of Narcissus Resists. Well good news: the pdf galleys for the cover and text came last night and I’m proofing them on this chilly Sunday. More info about its official release date soon (estimated to be March 1st…we’ll see…)
I have a poem, “Lunches in Bryant Park” in Issue Two of Canteen. Check out their website for ordering information and bookstores near you that carry the magazine. Cheers- M
For those of you in New York (or with easy access to New York), I’ll be giving a reading in the Ear Inn Reading Series on Saturday, February 9th at 3pm. Here’s the event info: The Ear Inn Reading Series — February 09, 2008 03:00PM location: 326 Spring Street (west of Greenwich Street), New York, Read More …
Happy New Year everyone. For those of you who will be at the AWP Conference in NYC, I’ll be doing a book signing for Pear Slip at 3:00 pm on Friday, February 1st at the book fair. Hope to see you there! Cheers- Matthew Event Info: AWP NYC Book Fair – Hilton New York — February Read More …
Just a note to let you know I have a poem, “Despite the Light, the Park Waited and the Museum Slept” in Volume 2, Issue 2 of Midway Journal. Enjoy.
Thanks to everyone who made it to The Dove for the book release! It was nice to see so many faces from different chapters of my life. Due to the weather and flight cancellations, the folk from Spire Press could not attend, but they sent along this nice note: “Friends and Colleagues of Matthew, please Read More …