Matthew Anish Poet Blank verse

Various Stages of My Litereary Intresests

Passed through a period 
of reading sports novels 
Passed through a Dreiser, Farrell, Malamud, Baldwin 
period 
I am great at dropping names, aren't I ?
I've read a lot of poetry and have published a number of chapbooks 
Once I had 13 poems in a civil rights magazine 
Then I passe through a Tolkien period
and published fan - fic 
and Tolkienesque poetry
After that I returned to Planet earth 
and read "The Rise of David Levinsky" and other novels about the Lower East Side
I sometimes attend a New Age shul 
WHERE THEY READ A POEM AT EVERY SERVICE. 
poetry won't pay the bills 
but it is a good way to socialize
And it often speaks to the heart 
It's not everyone's cup of tea 
Speaking of that 
the Kettle is boiling and 
I'll soon have another cup
and read the Book Review section 
I had two odes published in the New York Times 
last year 
Boasting can be fun!
Especially if you are not wealthy 
like the majority of the world's poets 
and chess players

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Dineen Williams Gault March 3, 2016 at 8:05 AM You've had a wealth of literary experiences, shared your art, and your wisdom too I imagine. Such a warm, fluid stream of thoughts, much enjoyed!