Line tamer.
Around the time Narcissus Resists was released poet Andrew Demcak wrote his five-part poem sequence Pink Narcissus in response to the 1971 James Bidgood film (which I also reference in Narcissus Resists). Andrew was kind enough to dedicate his poem to me in celebration of the release of Narcissus Resists (very sweet Andrew, thank you!). You can Read More …
Grady Harp, an Amazon Top 10 Reviewer, was kind enough to review Narcissus Resists. Here is the full review: “Matthew Hittinger and Further Discoveries in Language and Art” Matthew Hittinger in this his second book of poetry (see Pear Slip) seems content to focus on a single thought or idea or object or myth or Read More …
I am pleased to announce the release of my new chapbook Narcissus Resists. In keeping with the spirit of the sequence, the chapbook is available both online and in print. Head on over to www.resistthis.com where you can order a copy through Amazon or CreateSpace, read the online interactive version, and even listen to audio of me reading it. Special Read More …
An article by Priya Bali from The Michigan Daily regarding the Hopwood Awards, complete with some quotes from yours truly. Enjoy!
Grady Harp, a top ten reviewer on Amazon and author of War Songs, was kind enough to review Pear Slip: Matthew Hittinger is an artist. He is able to paint with words intimate still lifes focused on one object – a pear – and make each of the eight poems in this small but treasurable book Read More …
You gotta love google alerts. Some recent links in my inbox that made me smile: From Lorcaloca: Hottie of the Week From VowelMovers: The Day That Poetry Became Jennifer Aniston NAKED From Andrew Demcak’s site: Favorites From Dustin Brookshire’s blog I Was Born Doing Reference Work In Sin: You Voted…You’re Fan Faves are… (and be Read More …
Didi took a second stab at capturing my likeness: I believe she based it on this photo of me by Luke Redmond:
Didi painted my portrait for her “American Poets Portraits” series:
My reading at Shaman Drum was a nice homecoming. Unfortunately James Shea had to cancel at the last minute so I adjusted to read for a bit longer than normal. There were many familiar faces including the fabulous poet Lorna Goodison with whom I studied, my friend Ray McDaniel who introduced me (check out Ray’s Read More …
Check out an interview with Oranges & Sardines here.