[My poems] of course, it's symbolic, in the way that things in a poem can be - that is, pointing to something… — Matthew Zapruder Attention Copy Share Image
I just know from experience that reading a funny poem aloud, especially at the beginning of a public reading, can have a… — Matthew Zapruder Being funny Copy Share Image
I feel because I am never in my comfort zone I have an advantage. — Matthew Zapruder Advantage Copy Share Image
Well, I believe that "thinking" is just as real a phenomenon in the world as anything else, and just as worthy of… — Matthew Zapruder Believe Copy Share Image
All my closest friends came to me through poetry. My wife, too! Other than my family, poetry is the gravitational force of… — Matthew Zapruder Closest friends Copy Share Image
Of course I was drawn to the sun bears, they're fascinating. But so are tigers and lots of other animals at the… — Matthew Zapruder Animal Copy Share Image
I think it is our job as poets to refuse the terms that society so often sets for usefulness. That, for instance,… — Matthew Zapruder Community Copy Share Image
Today is such a strange day. The news is out about the Russians and mini-Donald. This seems like a turning point, but… — Matthew Zapruder Electric Copy Share Image
I was thinking a little bit about this very thing - poetry and music - the other day when I was listening… — Matthew Zapruder Articulation Copy Share Image
Milton on speed. I am going to need about a decade to think about that. That delay in syntax, the putting off… — Matthew Zapruder Clicks Copy Share Image
That being said, some of my favorite poets are extremely funny. The aforementioned Matt Rohrer, for instance. Mary Ruefle. James Tate might… — Matthew Zapruder Being the best Copy Share Image
I've always been more than a little mystified by poets who seem to think talking to people as directly as possible is… — Matthew Zapruder Bad thing Copy Share Image
Keats's odes are among my favorite poems ever. As are Neruda's. So yes, I think my poems are odes, though I really… — Matthew Zapruder Book Copy Share Image
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