Essays
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On ‘Landscape’
Great to have my poem ‘Landscape’ appear in the Ted Hughes sister journal Recklings. It won the William Soutar prize in 2020, judged by Samuel Tongue. Here’s the essay I wrote to accompany it: A decade ago, I was driving from Lisbon down to Aljezur in Southwest Portugal on Easter Sunday. The heat was direct… Continue reading
About Me
An award-winning poet and educator based in the South West of England.
Matt is a fine communicator who engages audiences and groups quickly and easily. He enables and energises people, whatever their age or background. He is not afraid to explore unusual routes to engage people and it is this precisely that so often generates a successful outcome. People are surprised by him and, in turn, they frequently surprise themselves.
Pat Winslow, poet
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