Matthew Clough : Writing

Rainstorm in June

Rainstorm in June

A Poem by Matthew Clough


What lovely weather it is - to invite you over, to make a pot of coffee, to serve pastries in the parlor, and to discuss all the book..
No Title

No Title

A Poem by Matthew Clough


One of my biggest fears about writing is that I haven't experienced enough in my life to create anything worthwhile, so I wanted to express that frust..
Babylonian Gardens

Babylonian Gardens

A Poem by Matthew Clough


I recall lust, and those women in lazy purple gardens, sleeping like blue shadows. Death but a spring in their sordid winter ..
A How-To Guide for Making Love to the Stars

A How-To Guide for Making Love to the Stars

A Poem by Matthew Clough


1. Take a midnight walk with tired feet and an even more tired soul. Feel the warm pavement, it's June. Find solace in streetlamp floods; a beacon br..
The Things I've Murdered

The Things I've Murdered

A Poem by Matthew Clough


Last summer when I shredded a baby rabbit in the hurricane blades of my lawn mower, I spent a week consumed by screams and blood rivers ..
Dichotomies

Dichotomies

A Poem by Matthew Clough


If I learned anything from my lit theory class, and I can’t say for certain that I did, it was the deconstructive theory of dichoto..
Although, Showers

Although, Showers

A Poem by Matthew Clough


Lethargy, my love, quick to leave and sooner still to forget, she plays the piano in a series of staccatos. I stopped to smell the li..
Moonbirds

Moonbirds

A Poem by Matthew Clough


When you first left me I began a new relationship with the phosphorescent pull of liquor store displays. So it was no surprise really..
Soulless

Soulless

A Poem by Matthew Clough


I spent all my money on alcohol. I shook hands with your new lover when I wanted to spit in his face. I draped myself in cardigan..
The Journey So Far

The Journey So Far

A Poem by Matthew Clough


Our ancestors were here once, riding atop camels and caravans with beady necklaces of ivory and bulky sacks of potatoes, the burden o..