John Mateer

Better late than never… Today I took some pictures in my workspace, but I wasn’t happy with the result. Then I remembered that I still had some pictures, taken two years ago by Rozalie Hirs (April 15, 2011). I’m sending you one of [...]

Am 3. April 2013 hat die Berliner Lyrikerin Monika Rinck den diesjährigen Peter-Huchel-Preis erhalten.  Ausgezeichnet wurde ihr Band “Honigprotokolle”, erschienen bei Kookbooks, als herausragende Neuerscheinung des Jahres 2012 [...]

I am currently living upstate, away from the city. I’ve been here for 4 years with my wife and boy after living in New York City my entire life. I commute almost everyday to my job and have found that my writing happens in between the places I land [...]

Poetry made of charms In order to write, I fill my room with charms. These magical objects transform my simple wooden desk into a space crafted from unknown magic, with no beginning or end. The east opens, and I can see a new world – reaching all [...]

Meanwhile, in Another Place 1. The Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli had three tables–one for each of the three languages between which he translated: Italian, Greek, and Latin. Translation took place in the interstices. Translation is vital. Come [...]