My Life According to William Matthews
Cool enough meme to pass on, from the blue and white world of the facebooks: Using only poem titles from one poet, answer these questions. Pass it on people you like, including me. Do not repeat a title. Re-post as "My Life According to [poet]."
Are you a male or female?
The Mail
Describe yourself.
Driving Alongside the Housatonic River Alone on a Rainy April Night
How do you feel?
Eternally Undismayed Are the Poolshooters
Describe where you currently live.
Oxymorons
If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
On the Porch at the Frost Place, Franconia, NH
Dream vacation:
Pissing off the Back of the Boat into the Nivernais Canal
Where you feel safe:
Grandmother, Talking
Your favorite form of transportation:
Taking the Train Home
What's the weather like:
April in the Berkshires
Your favorite time of day:
Waking at Dusk from a Nap
Your relationships:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Your friendships:
The Psychopathology of Everyday Life
Your fear:
The Theme of the Three Caskets
Your greatest regret:
Old Girlfriends
Your dream job:
The Drunken Baker
Your alma mater:
A Poetry Reading at West Point
Your name, if you could change it:
The Wolf of Gubbio
Your favorite color:
Mood Indigo
Your favorite food:
An Egg in the Corner of One Eye
Your favorite part of the body:
Twins
Your biggest pet peeve:
Sticks & Stones
Your worst habit:
Talk
Your death:
Long
Your religion:
Cows Grazing at Sunrise
Your daily routine:
Dog Life
Your philosophy of life:
I Let a Song Go out of My Heart
Your soul's present condition:
Slow Work
Your best advice:
Bucket's Got a Hole in it.
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Are you a male or female?
The Mail
Describe yourself.
Driving Alongside the Housatonic River Alone on a Rainy April Night
How do you feel?
Eternally Undismayed Are the Poolshooters
Describe where you currently live.
Oxymorons
If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
On the Porch at the Frost Place, Franconia, NH
Dream vacation:
Pissing off the Back of the Boat into the Nivernais Canal
Where you feel safe:
Grandmother, Talking
Your favorite form of transportation:
Taking the Train Home
What's the weather like:
April in the Berkshires
Your favorite time of day:
Waking at Dusk from a Nap
Your relationships:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Your friendships:
The Psychopathology of Everyday Life
Your fear:
The Theme of the Three Caskets
Your greatest regret:
Old Girlfriends
Your dream job:
The Drunken Baker
Your alma mater:
A Poetry Reading at West Point
Your name, if you could change it:
The Wolf of Gubbio
Your favorite color:
Mood Indigo
Your favorite food:
An Egg in the Corner of One Eye
Your favorite part of the body:
Twins
Your biggest pet peeve:
Sticks & Stones
Your worst habit:
Talk
Your death:
Long
Your religion:
Cows Grazing at Sunrise
Your daily routine:
Dog Life
Your philosophy of life:
I Let a Song Go out of My Heart
Your soul's present condition:
Slow Work
Your best advice:
Bucket's Got a Hole in it.
website here