Poetry. Matthew Zapruder's third book mixes humor and invention with love and loss, as when the breath of a lover is compared to "a field of titanium gravestones / growing warmer in the sun." The title poem is an elegy for the heroes and mentors in the poet's life—from David Foster Wallace to the poet's father. Zapruder's poems are direct and surprising, and throughout the book he wrestles with the desire to do well, to make art, and to face the vast events of the day.

Author City: SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA

Matthew Zapruder holds degrees from Amherst College, UC Berkeley, and the University of Massachusetts. He is the author of COME ON ALL YOU GHOSTS (Copper Canyon Press, 2010); THE PAJAMAIST (Copper Canyon Press, 2006), which won the William Carlos Williams Award and was honored by Library Journal with a "Best Poetry Book of the Year" listing; and AMERICAN LINDEN (Tupelo Press, 2002). He lives in San Francisco and is an editor at Wave Books.

Reviews and Other Links
author blog
"Pocket" at Slate [text + audio]
review of "Pocket" by Ted Burke @ Open Salon
"Global Warming" @ PBS NewsHour [text + audio]
Dana Jennings in the NY Times
Kathleen Rooney @ Coldfront
interview with Iris Cushing @ BOMBLOG
Todd Boss @ Ron Slate's On the Seawall
Chosen by Publishers Weekly as One of the Five Best Poetry Books of 2010
Michael Klein @ THEthe Poetry
One of Boston Review poetry editor Timothy Donnelly's six favorite poetry books of 2010
Poetry Foundation Stack Picks Best of 2010: Catherine Halley and Kristin Esch
The Year's Best Poetry: Meghan O'Rourke @ NPR
Michael Brodeur in The Boston Globe
Sean Patrick Hill @ Bookslut
Publishers Weekly starred review
David Orr in The New York Times Sunday Book Review
The Believer Magazine Readers' Top Twenty Favorite Poetry Books Published in 2010
Siobhan Phillips @ Los Angeles Review of Books
conversation with Dean Rader @ The Huffington Post
Nick Sturm @ Barn Owl Review