Matthew Mitchell

Matthew Mitchell is a writer and math teacher. His poems have previously appeared through Kestrel, Other Rooms Press, and Poetry Now. Several of his short audio essays have also aired on KQED public radio.

“The Sherman, the Grant, The Eldest,” “Eyes in the Warehouse” and “Musket”

The General Sherman bounds 1,487m
all wood
***
Like a bird god lean and hard
Sherman surveys Atlanta
His face bewhiskered, pockmarked
his choice to end this here

Issue 37, May 2020

Matthew Mitchell

Matthew Mitchell is a writer and math teacher. His poems have previously appeared through Kestrel, Other Rooms Press, and Poetry Now. Several of his short audio essays have also aired on KQED public radio.

“The Sherman, the Grant, The Eldest,” “Eyes in the Warehouse” and “Musket”

The General Sherman bounds 1,487m
all wood
***
Like a bird god lean and hard
Sherman surveys Atlanta
His face bewhiskered, pockmarked
his choice to end this here

Issue 37, May 2020

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