Line tamer.
I took this photo today while visiting Governor’s Island. I saw the dragonfly sitting on a clothespin from quite a distance while we walked by one of the yellow officer’s houses. I managed to get pretty close. I’m usually just a point-and-click kind of guy, but am proud of how this turned out:
Evan J. Peterson gives a thorough, engaging and thoughtful review of Narcissus Resists at The Rumpus. Here’s a preview: Despite what brooding know-it-alls in your workshop or writer’s circle tell you, Greek mythology is neither dead, nor tacky, nor useless to contemporary poetry. With Narcissus Resists , Matthew Hittinger provides readers with a crown of Read More …
Just a heads-up about my next reading, which is part of The White Swallow Reading Series organized by Angelo Nikolopoulos: Monday, August 9th, 6pm The Cornelia Street Cafe (Downstairs). 29 Cornelia St, New York, NY. The line-up that evening is Lonely Christopher, me, new friend Billy Merrill, and the wonderful Paul Lisicky, whom I studied Read More …
My poem “Moving Image #2 [Second City]” is in the second print issue of Corduroy Mtn. Contributors include: Jeff Alessandrelli, Ivy Alvarez, Eric Amling, Peter Berghoef, Jimmy Chen, Jennifer Denrow, Sasha Fletcher, Emily Kendal Frey, Garth Graeper, Matthew Hittinger, Judson Hamilton, Charles Lennox, John Madera, Nate Slawson, Ben Spivey, J.A. Tyler, John Dermot Woods, and Read More …
Grace Cavalieri and April Carter Grant have edited a wonderful anthology from writers and artists who have been published by Didi Menéndez in MiPOesias magazine, OCHO, Poets and Artists (O&S), or individual books. Each piece is about or dedicated to Didi in celebration of her long-standing commitment to advancing print and web standards for independent Read More …
A new and fun interview! Head on over to Neil de la Flor’s Almost Dorothy blog to read “Matthew Hittinger: The Bride of Hybrida” in the Potty Mouth Interview series. Almost Dorothy’s Potty Mouth Interview series is back, yahoo!, with a new interview with the fabulous poet Matthew Hittinger, who may be one of the infamous Read More …
I’ve been thinking a bit about creative cycles lately. Memorial Day weekend tends to be a productive time every year for me. I don’t know if it has something to do with it being a three day weekend, the first since February, and so my mind is desperate and ready to write, or the proximity Read More …
Where to begin? The first time I met John? That was last June after he accepted some of my work for Ganymede. He kindly invited me to accompany him and Ryan Doyle May to the Noguchi museum and Socrates Sculpture Garden here in my neighborhood in Astoria/LIC. I remember the sculpture garden was like a Read More …
I’ll be reading June 22nd with Michael Montlack and Stephen Motika at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center here in NYC as part of the Working Authors series. Reception begins at 6pm with reading at 6:30. Check out the event listing on The Center’s site, and the Facebook event. Hope to see you Read More …
I have two poems, “Pocket Knife” and “Pillar del Caribe” from my Smite & Spoon manuscript in the new issue (Issue #14) of Gertrude. Check out the hot cover: Get your copy today!