Matt Bryden Poetry

Huge thanks to poet Rachel Lewis for publishing this interview with me on her Substack A Poet’s Work. We discuss different aspects of writing about grief – the reasons, benefits and dangers. I also touch on my forthcoming collection Phantoms. I enjoyed being made to think (after a night of limited sleep, camping with my… Read more

Really happy to have my poem ‘At the MIND Drop-in Centre, Beckenham’ appear in the Grassroots issue of Magma, edited by Lisa Kelly and Patrizia Longhitano. I particularly like Rona Luo’s poem ‘Vinegar’ and Elizabeth Gibson’s ‘They have put an oxygen mask on the seagull’ in this issue. It was the 30th anniversary and the… Read more

My poem ‘Annunciation’ appears in issue 142 of Poetry Ireland Review alongside some wonderful work by Katrina Naomi, Lisa Kelly and an interview with Damian Smyth. It’s a poem springing from Fra Angelico’s fresco from 1441, to which I was introduced in a workshop with Claire Williamson. Fra Angelico – Annunciation (Cell 3), Source: Wikimedia… Read more

Thanks to Niall Campbell for an honourable mention in the Poetry London Presents showcase for 10-line and under poems. I really admire Niall for his initiatives to get poetry ‘out there’ and his hands-on approach to editorship. Shout out to the current issue too, which contains some great poetry from Rachel Long, Deryn Rees-Jones, Chelsea… Read more

Hooray to have my poem ‘My mother needs a second coming out’ in Jo Clement’s singular and characterful Butcher’s Dog. Lots of great work here including that by Tiffany Atkinson and Samuel Tongue. Copies available here. Read more

Dithering Chaps Delighted that my fellow Fire River Poet Nicole Durman has had her first chapbook Ghosts of Nightshifts Past accepted by Dithering Chaps. You can read about it here. I’ve admired Nicole’s work for its energy and untold tales, so it’s great to see it get the attention it deserves. Reading at the Creation… Read more