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Matthew Freeman's newest poetry collection presents a romantic vision wherein the environment can range from ecstatic to sinister. Steeped in urban shamanism, the poems reflect a desperate search for the American Sublime, the author's search for the clarity of salvation, his love of language, and his hope that the poor and destitute will not be forgotten.

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A writer of many voices and master of many forms, Matthew Freeman casts a lucid and inquiring gaze on this place and time we share. Though he often writes of his St. Louis home patch, his poems, because they can simultaneously embrace and transcend the local, have a wide appeal. He writes with urgency, humor, grace, and irony. His work is vital and convincing. You need to read this book. --Eamonn Wall, author of Junction City: New and Selected Poems 1990-2015 A shaman must enter the shadow of madness to see that reality most of us will never know. Matthew Freeman is a St. Louis shaman. I am grateful for the experiences that led to this powerful and positive poet. --Glenn Irwin, University of Missouri, St. Louis Gritty and real, full of personality (and personalities), urban St. Louis scenery and experience -- J. Gordon, Nightimes.com Simultaneously hip, funny, and sad --Dorothea Grossman, Poet A microscope into the world of an extraordinarily talented schizophrenic --Suzanne Shenkman

A writer of many voices and master of many forms, Matthew Freeman casts a lucid and inquiring gaze on this place and time we share. Though he often writes of his St. Louis home patch, his poems, because they can simultaneously embrace and transcend the local, have a wide appeal. He writes with urgency, humor, grace, and irony. His work is vital and convincing. You need to read this book. --Eamonn Wall, author of Junction City: New and Selected Poems 1990-2015 A shaman must enter the shadow of madness to see that reality most of us will never know. Matthew Freeman is a St. Louis shaman. I am grateful for the experiences that led to this powerful and positive poet. --Glenn Irwin, University of Missouri, St. Louis

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Matthew Freeman is the author of six previous collections of poetry. He holds an MFA from the University of Missouri-St Louis, teaches a workshop, and is also a songwriter.

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