Proving Nothing to Anyone

Poetry. The thing about Matt’s writing, ‘poetry’ if you will, is that it’s funny. Not ‘funny for poetry’ but straight up funny. And thoughtful. And human.–David Cross

Matt Cook sings the unsung–the restaurant supply store, the backs of paintings–while teasing our unexamined lives. His poems point to our emotional slippage, revealing the Spanish Cement Mixer to be much more than the Spanish Cement Mixer. You’re all like ‘Nuh uh’ and these poems are all like ‘Uh huh.’–Sommer Browning