Description
Poetry. "In Alexandra Mattraw's much-awaited first book, SMALL SIREN, we encounter a poet of extraordinary observation and inquiry. An enchantment and engagement with the world commences: 'when is a voice a piano,' 'repetition needs to believe,' 'what grew before you could speak' build a kind of groundswell where Mattraw puts her ear to the hardscape of 21st century America and its global environs: Sao Paolo, Iceland, New Zealand. Ultimately, notions of country and categories break down. What we find is heresy, hearsay, and yes, wishes. Throughout, what survives is a relationship of love and courage, of errors and triumph. A human relationship of lovers, of family. This is a book of wonder and awe and strength. When the world goes down, I want to be in Alexandra Mattraw's boat."—Gillian Conoley
Author Bio
Alexandra Mattraw is a fourth generation native of Northern California. She is also the author of WE FELL INTO WEATHER (The Cultural Society, 2020), SMALL SIREN (The Cultural Society, 2018), these threads a sound (Beard of Bees, 2013) and flood psalm (Dancing Girl Press, 2017). Her poems and reviews have appeared in American Letters and Commentary, Denver Quarterly, Eleven Eleven, The Poetry Project, VOLT, The Volta, and elsewhere. In Oakland, she curates an art centric writing and performance series called Lone Glen.
Author City: BERKELEY, CA USA