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Matt Smythe
Jan 4, 2017
DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
The 4th day of the new year is winding down. A couple fingers of bourbon. Leif Vollebekk singing Cairo Blues. Two dogs vying for heat-run...
Matt Smythe
Nov 14, 2016
THE NEXT SEVEN
This past September fishingpoet quietly reached the 7 year mark. There’s nothing really noteworthy about year seven. There’s no precious...
Matt Smythe
Feb 2, 2016
GIVE ME TRAILS
Over the course of a summer of running trails in my favorite park in upstate NY, I had pretty much written a poem in my head. When I...
Matt Smythe
Jan 15, 2016
GRAVITY
It was clear and cold. New snow had fallen overnight and the morning sun seemed to light it from beneath the blanket. I woke at 7:30 or...
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