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About Matthew Kreider

Matthew Kreider is a former English teacher who loves pencils and poetry. He lives in Canada, where he reads a poem a day.

Casting a Line for Surrealist Poetry

By Matthew Kreider 14 Comments

surreal poetry fishing

Herds of bison, bears with missing legs, and the Osborne Bridge. Matthew Kreider casts a line into a river of black coffee in the name of surrealist poetry.

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The History of the World in Beer

By Matthew Kreider 4 Comments

From stubbies to longnecks and Sumerian fermentation to German purity laws, let Matthew Kreider take you through a whimsical, poetic history of civilization in a beer bottle.

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Journey into Poetry: Matthew Kreider

By Matthew Kreider 11 Comments

So much of life depends upon the lighting. Under the fluorescent bulbs of Grade 9 English, I turned to page 646, or something like that, and discovered poetry.  Unit VII probably had a catchy and alliterative title, but I don’t remember it. I remember seeing bold-faced words, eerie line breaks (though I didn’t know the […]

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This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Matthew Kreider 7 Comments

The best in poetry (and poetic things), this week with Matthew Kreider.

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July Mosaics: Juxtaposition

By Matthew Kreider 17 Comments

Years ago, I had the privilege of rubbing eyeballs with royalty. Flanked by an impressive retinue of distinguished figure heads, the fair-skinned and curly-haired king stood before a hushed audience at my university and delivered a cultural manifesto on the artist’s role in creating the juxtaposition of political and religious imagery to benefit and protect society.

But I was more interested in his shoes.

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July Mosaics: Community

By Matthew Kreider 21 Comments

A few days after we announced our July Mosaics project, someone left us a tiny confession in the comment box. “When this idea was first posted, wrote Rosanne Osborne, “I admit I was dubious, but it’s been amazing to me how generative the experience has been.”

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This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Matthew Kreider 16 Comments

The best in poetry (and poetic things), this week with Matthew Kreider.

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July Mosaics: The Shards

By Matthew Kreider 24 Comments

Ben Henderson’s new wobble was supposed to be the secret weapon he needed to save his career.

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June Jazz: Stimulation

By Matthew Kreider 16 Comments

We buy a couple of corn dogs and head over to the free stage. My eyes wander off and I see a teenage girl standing on the back of a motorized wheelchair, lurching left and right, while her driver zig-zags across Main Street like a Hollywood stunt driver. I’m thankful city planners have shut down the streets to car traffic. Not just for the jazz festival.

But so people can move, for four days, any way they choose.

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This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Matthew Kreider 3 Comments

The best in poetry, (and poetic things), this week with Matthew Kreider.

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June Jazz: Dance

By Matthew Kreider 22 Comments

Jazz is what happens to all of us — when somebody jumps out of her box.

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June Jazz: ‘Sweet Jazz O’ Mine’

By Matthew Kreider 23 Comments

Jazz great Art Blakey #once said, “Music washes away the dust of every day life.” With a pair of drumsticks, he did just that, uncovering a new style of bebop drumming. He gave music a new shine.

Poetry scrubs us down with a back-and-forth hygiene, too.

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This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Matthew Kreider 12 Comments

The best in poetry, (and poetic things), this week with Matthew Kreider.

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May Play: Results

By Matthew Kreider 8 Comments

May Play began with a chance conversation with the owner of a candy shop.

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June Jazz: Improv

By Matthew Kreider 25 Comments

Light pours through the west end and floods the wooden floors of our home. James is in the front room, dancing. His clunky, horse-like heels stomp to a syncopated rhythm, following the dizzy-eyed direction of his four-year-old vision, rather than my music.

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May Play: Stretching

By Matthew Kreider 20 Comments

Sometimes we start poetry with a history of strains and tight muscles. For many of us, this month’s May Play felt like therapy, a chance to purge ourselves of some lactic acid and develop more elasticity.

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This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Matthew Kreider 9 Comments

The best in poetry, (and poetic things), this week with Matthew Kreider

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May Play: Conversations

By Matthew Kreider 37 Comments

Leah wasn’t quite ready to play. Sharing her poetry still felt like a risk.

A few months ago she discovered Every Day Poems and began clicking around. She spent $2.99 on our poetry daily subscription. She found intriguing writing prompts and colorful features. Most importantly, she encountered conversations.

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May Play: Spontaneity

By Matthew Kreider 17 Comments

The elementary school and playground which captivated my attention as a child was torn down many years ago. A bench surrounded by flowers is all that remains.

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This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Matthew Kreider 10 Comments

The best in poetry, (and poetic things), this week with Matthew Kreider.

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