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Suzanne Matson

@suzannematson.bsky.social
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Poet and writer at suzannematson.com Novels at W.W. Norton & Catapult Poetry at Alice James Books Prof at Boston College PNW born and bred

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Suzanne Matson @suzannematson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
My forthcoming nonfiction title, WINNOWING, is available for a deep discount on pre-order!
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Suzanne Matson @suzannematson.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Thanks to Cloudbank editors for selecting my poetry manuscript, AS CREATURES, for publication in 2026!
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Suzanne Matson @suzannematson.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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Venki Murthy @neurovenki.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
January Poem, by Suzanne Matson @suzannematson.bsky.social in the Jan/Feb2026 issue of Poetry magazine. #poetry
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Suzanne Matson @suzannematson.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Such a pleasure to be in conversation with Joan Wickersham at the Scandinavian Cultural Center in Newton, MA about her stunning new book of poems, NO SHIP SETS OUT TO BE A SHIPWRECK.
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Suzanne Matson @suzannematson.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
We’re so honored to be featuring six Martha Silano poems in a POST ROAD web exclusive! www.postroadmag.com/2025/03/02/s...
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- Post Road Magazine
Six Poemsby Martha Silano When I’m on the Bed called death, I hopeto be thinking aboutthe texture of the bucatiniat Campiello, how they seated usin the bar by the pizza cooks, but when we asked to sit...
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Stephen Kuusisto @stevekuusisto.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
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Helsinki Independence Day, Snow Falling
This is a poem the way your grandfather was your father It likes you but prefers to know very little about you In short: its the principle of art I want you to have a good time But if you don’t its…
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The meanings of the word for a wren, from eight different languages... 8. Little walnut (Bulgarian) 7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese) 6. Thumbling (Finnish) 5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish) 4. Fence-master (Hebrew) 3. Druid bird (Irish) 2. Mouse-brother (Faroese) 1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
Photo of a tubby little wren (what I like to call a "little dumpling birb") perched on an icy branch, taken by Jeff Cohen
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Suzanne Matson @suzannematson.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Happy Finnish Independence Day! From my roots to yours. #finland
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Elizabeth McCracken @elizmccrack.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Some good news from a geriatric mother.
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
listen. I do not report on Korean politics. I'm out here because my (drunk) freelancer requests received a "can't do" so I just set off on my own. this is genuinely the most clumsy scene report possible. I really want to be honest about that.
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Brevity / Dinty W. Moore @dintywmoore.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
"You can always revise something; you can’t revise nothing." ~ David Mura
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 04/12/2024
Samuel Beckett (to himself after waiting ten minutes outside the dressing room while his mom tries on jeans): “I’ll wait. But I’ve waited long enough. For what? Her call. Then I’ll wait for her call.”
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Famous Authors Lose Their Moms in Department Stores
James Joyce: “Maaaaaam, oh, maaaaaaaaa…” Albert Camus (to a concerned Big Lots manager): “Lost maman in home goods today. Or maybe it was yesterday...
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Suzanne Matson @suzannematson.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Thanks to thesouthernreview.org for featuring audio of my poem, “Bone Songs,” on their website! #authors #poetry #poets #aging #dogs
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 23/11/2024
"If I play my cards right, I’ll be a governess by the age of 13, married at 16, and dead at 32."
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Positive Affirmations From the Main Character In a Victorian Gothic Novel
“I only fainted four times today from the corsets.” “The handsome farm boy didn’t die yet.” “Grandpa only poisoned two of the cats.” “I look pale e...
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Melissa Florer-Bixler @melissaf-b.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Congratulations to Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, winner of the National Book Award for Poetry, for Something About Living!
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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Have you heard? We've got a brand new prize on the horizon: aprweb.org/news/2024/10...
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Poetry Daily @poetrydaily.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The purpose of poetry is to return that which is familiar to its original strangeness. —Charles Simic
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