Where I Dry The Flowers 978-1-63834-024-9 "Matt Mason’s Rock Stars lifts

"Matt Mason’s Rock Stars lifts joyful noise across the austerity as it vacillates between nostalgia for the 80s and the demands of the present

lay it flat: the spine will crack

but new recognition with each surprising line

rejecting an assumed context of whiteness to instead flourish in a Black and timeless place

The air in these poems is thick with conjure and summer heat and the smell of love coming from the kitchen

Where I Dry The Flowers 978-1-63834-024-9 "Matt Mason’s Rock Stars liftsSchminkey, 2024 Signed copies available while supplies last! If Ollie Schminkeys Dead Dad Jokes asks the question, "What was it like to watch my father die?", Where I Dry the Flowers asks "How did watching someone die teach me how to live?" This unrestrained and raw sophomore collection explores themes of grief, healing, and forgiveness while refusing to sacrifice the hard truths that come with addiction, care taking, and the death of a loved one.