by Sarah Hutchins | Apr 25, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Poetry, Portland Authors
Sunset in Wonderland “I am always doing this. Walking around the old neighborhood, always sixteen, moody and stealing cigarettes” (36). I read Wonderland by native-Portlander Matthew Dickman. I read not about a Portlandia-version. I read about a place...
by Michael Julian | Aug 28, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Poetry
Matthew Dickman’s poems are haunted – haunted with memories, people, memories of people, haunted by impressions and depression. The voice of these poems is often distant and detached, yet a tenderness and empathy shines through. In “Weird Science” the...
by michaeld | Nov 13, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Poetry
Ode to a Brother By Matthew Dickman W. W. Norton & Company 25.95 112 pages “Your ankles make me want to party.” Portland Poet, Matthew Dickman is a rock star in the poetry world. He won the APR/Honickman First Book Prize for his debut...