Adrian Matejka

Barely South Review

Adrian — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:51:47 +0000

Many thanks to Emily Bonner and the editors of Barely South Review for taking the time to talk with me about music, regionalism, and persona poetry. You can find our conversation here and two new astronomy poems here.

We also talked a little about Portishead, so here’s “The Rip”:

Photos from Fort Gondo Poetry Series

Adrian — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:21:11 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of reading in the Fort Gondo Poetry Series founded and curated by Jessica Baran and Jennifer Kronovet. The series is housed in the Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts in St. Louis and is a really lovely space for poems. The next installment of the series is March 23 featuring Mary Jo Bang and Mark Bibbins.

These photos are courtesy of Jessica.

Monsters of Poetry

Adrian — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:57:04 +0000

I’ll be reading as part of Monsters of Poetry with Rebecca Lehmann, Ryan Walsh, Eric Caldera, and the music of El Valiente. You can find out more about the reading and the reading series here.

WHEN:

Friday March 23, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE:

The Project Lodge

817 E. Johnson St.

Madison, WI 53703

Mixology at Black Coffee Poet

Adrian — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:44:44 +0000

Many thanks to Jorge Antonio Vallejos for reviewing Mixology as part of his Black Coffee Poet project. You can find his review here and the accompanying interview here.

Originally, I wanted to use my friend Kevin Neireiter image as the cover. I think the book would have read differently with an eight-armed DJ on the front. Please click on the image to see it in all its full-sized glory.

Penguin Poets / SRPR / 7C @ AWP

Adrian — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:42:47 +0000

I’ll be reading as part of a massive and awesome off-site reading at AWP featuring poets from the Penguin poetry list, Spoon River Poetry Review, and Seven Corners.

WHEN:

Thursday March 1, 2012 from 7:00-10:00 p.m.

WHERE:

Stage 773

1225 W. Belmont

Chicago, IL 60657

Peteroy’s Irrelevant Questions for Relevant Writers

Adrian — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:25:25 +0000

Don Peteroy at The Cincinnati Review asked if I would trade poems for a new album by Public Enemy from the Fear of a Black Planet era. Which, of course, I would while stepping with the S1Ws. You can read our dialogue here.

In honor of this imaginary P.E. album, here’s one of my all-time favorite cuts, “Don’t Believe the Hype”:

Fort Gondo Poetry Series

Adrian — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:17:43 +0000

I’ll be reading with Sally Van Doren as part of the Fort Gondo Poetry Series.

WHEN:

February 17 , 2012 at 7:00pm

WHERE:

Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts

3151 Cherokee Street

Saint Louis, MO 63118

African American Read-In

Adrian — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:06:12 +0000

I’ll be reading as part of the African American Read-In at Penn State-Altoona.

WHEN:

February 13, 2012 at 5:30pm

WHERE:

Harry E. Slep Student Center

3000 Ivyside Park

Altoona, PA 16601

Pen American Center Poetry Relay

Adrian — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:34:10 +0000

My friend and poet extraordinaire, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, tagged me in the Pen American Center’s Poetry Relay. You can find the audio and text of five poems from the Jack Johnson project here.

I found this image and some others of Jack Johnson here. The source images are much higher quality than this.

Platte Valley Review

Adrian — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:17:40 +0000

Shout out to Allison Hedge Coke and the editors of Platte Valley Review for running some of the poems from my new project. You can find the poems here.

“In Walked Bud” was inspired by the Thelonious Monk song of the same name from his live album, Misterioso: