New poem in Impossible Archetype
I have a new poem “Arc-en-ciel” in Issue 10 of Impossible Archetype. Many thanks to Mark Ward for including it. Download a PDF of the issue here, and check out the list of contributors below.
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Three New Poems at iARTistas
I have three new poems, “Herald of Herald Square,” “Adirondack Lemniscate,” and “Crumbs,” in the new iARTistas, a special “Invention” issue curated by Charles Jensen. Many thanks to Charlie and Didi for giving them a good home.
New Yorkers
Our friend, the artist Sally Davies, has a new book out, New Yorkers. She photographed New Yorkers in their homes, a project she wrapped right before the pandemic hit. For so many of us cooped up in our homes for over a year now, it’s a fascinating look inside the homes of others. Here’s the Read More …
QUEENSBOUND 2021
Excited to have a poem, “[G]olden Circe Sips Her Coffee”, included in the 2021 edition of the QUEENSBOUND collaborative audio project, curated by the wonderful KC Trommer. It corresponds to my subway stop, 30th Avenue in Astoria on the N/W line and you can hear me read it on SoundCloud. It’s a diverse and eclectic Read More …
Four new poems at DIAGRAM
Some newly published explorations of words and graphics, text and image interplay at DIAGRAM.
Alumni Achievement Award
Last night I was honored with an Alumni Achievement Award from Muhlenberg College, where I did my undergraduate work. When I received word back in the spring that I was receiving this award, my first thought was “Is this premature? I still have so much I want to do.” Perhaps that’s the fate of the Read More …
Reprint of “Stendhal Syndrome / Nude Study” at The Ekphrastic Review
My poem “Stendhal Syndrome / Nudy Study” has been reprinted at The Ekphrastic Review. It was originally published at The Offending Adam in 2011 and is in conversation with John Singer Sargent’s oil on canvas Nude Study of Thomas E. McKeller (1917-20).
Four Poems and Two Prints in Crazyhorse
I have four poems–“Poetics of the Parentheses,” “Monarch Migraine,” “Mechaphemera,” and “From At the Museum of the Moving Image (Model Magic)”–in the latest issue (#92, Fall 2017) of Crazyhorse. The middle two are accompanied by two of my lino prints. Enjoy!
Review of The Masque of Marilyn in the Washington Independent Review of Books
Grave Cavalieri offered this insightful review of The Masque of Marilyn in the latest Washington Independent Review of Books: “Who doesn’t care about Marilyn Monroe; and how many Marilyn’s are there? The answer is as many as there are writers invoking her. Hittinger is known for his ability to combine myth, pop culture and philosophy Read More …
Review of The Masque of Marilyn in the San Francisco Review of Books
Grady Harp reviews The Masque of Marilyn in the San Francisco Review of Books: “The New York poet Matthew Hittinger is now in that realm of `important poets of our time’. The publications of his poems increases every year and his works appear in important poetry collections of the highest order. One reason for Hittinger’s Read More …