2017 Xmas Card Print
Dug into some personal history for this year’s Xmas card; I played the French horn from the 4th grade through high school. I was pretty good, too!
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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 …
Drawn to Marvel
My copy of the new anthology Drawn to Marvel: Poems from the Comic Books edited by Bryan D. Dietrich and Marta Ferguson and published by Minor Arcana Press arrived today. My homage to Wonder Woman, “Orange Colored Sky” is in there, sandwiched between a John Ashbery poem and a collaborative poem by Denise Duhamel & Maureen Read More …
Ornament Stories: Day 24
Christmas Eve. I’m headed to Christmas City, USA today with Michael to celebrate the holiday with my family. There will be carol singing tonight, and egg nog drinking. My father will watch the Pope’s Christmas sermon like he does every year after we get back from the Christmas Eve church service. Growing up, the Christmas Read More …
Social Networking
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“Venice, Italy: Beneath the City’s Skirt”
Just read this great travel essay, “Venice, Italy: Beneath the City’s Skirt” inPology Magazine by my friend Katie Dykstra. Check it out here.
Anne Carson Follow-Up: Watch “Possessive Used As Drink (Me): A Lecture on Pronouns in the Form of 15 Sonnets” on the 92nd Street Y Blog
Check out a video of Anne Carson and company performing the beginning of “Possessive Used As Drink (Me): A Lecture on Pronouns in the Form of 15 Sonnets” on the 92nd Street Y Blog. Anne Carson reading “Possessive Used As Drink (Me): A Lecture on Pronouns in the Form of 15 Sonnets”
“the heart strobed superimposed”
As I mentioned in a previous post, my friend and coworker Liz Stephens commissioned me to write a poem in response to a short experimental film she recently completed with the composer Matt Sargent. The poem is called “Moving Image #1 [the heart strobed superimposed]” and is the first poem in a series I’ve been Read More …
Welcome…
…to matthewhittinger.com! I’ll be using this page to post news and updates, like the publication date for Pear Slip, any readings I may be giving, and journal appearances where you might find more of my work. Occasional plugs and reviews might appear too. Maybe even a new poem or two. Enjoy playing on the site, and Read More …