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Julian Matthews

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Poet, writer, essayist. Links: http://linktr.ee/julianmatthews

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That Old Man Smell, a prose poem by Julian Matthews, first published in literary journal Chewers by Masticadores, USA, now in Ipoh Echo bit.ly/trainjulian #julianspoems #notpoetry Video credit: Canva

09.10.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bad Day/ poem by Julian Matthews Today, I offer my shoulder as a wellto contain all your tearsWhen you are all cried out, let me bethe underground river that floats all your burdens awayWhen your heart sinks lower than it ever as,…

Bad Day, a poem about care-giving, grief and loss, by Julian Matthews, published in Lightwood Press, based in Hudson Valley, New York, USA. Link:
bit.ly/baddayjulian
#julianspoems

27.09.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quintessential Poetry Spotlight www.facebook.com/share/p/1BG9...

23.09.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you Fin Hall for publishing Show Stopper, a poem by Julian Matthews in the inaugural issue of Blot literary magazine, alongside a stellar list of poets.

02.09.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Air We Breathe, first published in Rowayat literary magazine, Canada, now in Ipoh Echo.
Link:
www.ipohecho.com.my/2025/08/31/p...

Excerpt below.

Artwork by Alba Fabre

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The Air We Breathe & Fists and Palms - Rowayat The Air We Breathe Why do you avert the gaze of my peoplewhen you can still hear them…

Two poems by Julian Matthews, The Air We Breathe & Fists and Palms, in literary journal Rowayat. bit.ly/theairjulian
Art credit: Hassan Zahreddine

08.07.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not Just a Thing, a poem by Julian Matthews, first published in literary journal Masticadores Canada, now in Ipoh Echo, bit.ly/notathingjul... #julianspoems #notpoetry

30.06.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had the honour of my poem, Shadow, read by Mike Jurkovic, Ulster County Poet Laureate 2025, at the Planet Poets-Words in Space podcast, hosted by poet Sharon Israel, on WIOX, originally aired March 11th, 2025. The poem by Julian Matthews was first published in Loch Raven Review, Maryland, USA.

24.06.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Issue 10 - Julian Matthews - Men Matters Online Journal

Three poems in Men Matters Online Journal
1. Prick
2. The Rebel
3. The Box
menmattersonlinejournal.com/issue-10-jul...

24.06.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EGGY, by Julian Matthews Will it help if you think of me as just another scrambled egg? Or poached, bleeding choleric yellow from my poetic head, a broken dread, the shell of a man that tread into your pan? Fish out my bit…

Eggy, a poem by Julian Matthews, published in Masticadores Canada bit.ly/eggyjulian #julianspoems #notpoetry

17.06.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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5 Pieces by Julian Matthews Map to Your Heart It’s been a while since you used meYou relied on me whenever you got lost,needed directions, were scrambling, or lateNow I sit in this cold cavern,this gloveless glove compartment…

Five poems by Julian Matthews in literary journal Chewers by Masticadores, USA:
1. Map to Your Heart
2. Fan
3. Peninsula
4. Parenthood Is Not a Tree Awaiting the Axe
5. That Old Man Smell

chewersmasticadores.wordpress.com/2025/06/04/5...

07.06.2025 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Loneliness is a Hungry Bird, a poem by Julian Matthews, first published in Lit Shark Magazine, Issue 8, based in Europe and available on Amazon at a.co/d/a6Gb5CQ

Now in Ipoh Echo: bit.ly/lonebirdjulian

02.06.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poems published in April/May
1. "Origami" in The MacGuffin Vol 40, No 2, Michigan bit.ly/MacG40_2
2. "Gravity's End" in Loch Raven Review 20, Maryland, a.co/d/8TwqUlc
3. "Ode to Heart in 13 Stanzas" and "Thirteen Sins of Ordinary Things" in 13 Poets for a Pigeon Kiss, Calif. a.co/d/iu8dGTw

24.05.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poetry Corner: WASHING MACHINE - Ipoh Echo Introducing a new series of poems by Julian Matthews. Julian is a writer and Pushcart-nominated poet

Washing Machine, a poem by Julian Matthews, first published in Mayari Literature, San Francisco, USA, now in Ipoh Echo bit.ly/washingmachi...

19.05.2025 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poetry Corner: THE MESSENGER - Ipoh Echo Introducing a new series of poems by Julian Matthews. Julian is a writer and Pushcart-nominated poet

The Messenger, a poem by Julian Matthews, first published in Blue Crystal Literary Magazine's Cultural Festa: Verses Woven in Spirit of Culture, United Kingdom, now in Ipoh Echo: bit.ly/messengerjul...

12.05.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When a Tree Falls, a poem by Julian Matthews bit.ly/treejulian

05.05.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rachel Maddow www.facebook.com/share/r/1ASM...

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Poetry Corner: SACRIFICE - Ipoh Echo Introducing a new series of poems by Julian Matthews. Julian is a writer and Pushcart-nominated poet

Sacrifice, a poem by Julian Matthews, first published in Men Matters Online Journal, now in Ipoh Echo bit.ly/sacrificejul... #julianspoems #notpoetry

21.04.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poetry Corner: SHE GATHERS BROKEN THINGS - Ipoh Echo Introducing a new series of poems by Julian Matthews. Julian is a writer and Pushcart-nominated poet

She Gathers Broken Things, a poem by Julian Matthews bit.ly/brokenjulian

10.03.2025 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"There Will Be No Statues", a poem by Julian Matthews, first published in β€œPoems From County Clare And Far Beyond: an anthology by Irish poets and their friends around the world”, available on Amazon: a.co/d/dYIyLRl and now in Ipoh Echo bit.ly/nostatuesjul...

06.03.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A poem by Julian Matthews bit.ly/bookloverjul...

First published in Lit Shark’s Best Of 2024 Anthology, available on Amazon: a.co/d/cQ1e3su

#julianspoems #notpoetry

25.02.2025 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Parallel Lives, a poem by Julian Matthews, first published in Second Chance Lit, Connecticut, USA. bit.ly/paralleljulian

20.02.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lazarus, a poem by Julian Matthews, first published in literary magazine The Rome Review, now in Ipoh Echo bit.ly/lazarusjulian #julianspoems #notpoetry

19.02.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gravity's End, a poem by Julian Matthews, first published in Loch Raven Review, Maryland, USA, now in Ipoh Echo: bit.ly/gravitysend

27.01.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Allowables, by Nikki Giovanni, June 7, 1943 ~ December 9, 2024, and Mercy by Rudy Francisco, July 27, 1982 ~ .

10.12.2024 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Julian Matthews (Malaysia) Julian Matthews (Malaysia) Julian Matthews is a mixed-race minority poet and writer from Malaysia, published in The American Journal of Poetry, Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, …

Three poems: She Gathers Broken Things, Rectangle Dreamer and I, Spittoon, published in Atunis Galaxy Poetry. Thank you editor-in-chief Agron Shele. bit.ly/rectanglejul...

10.12.2024 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mondays, a poem by Julian Matthews, first published in Mayari Lit, now in Ipoh Echo bit.ly/mondaysjulian

01.12.2024 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excerpt of poem, Ten Years On, commissioned for β€œMH370: Ten Years On” remembrance event at NU Empire, Subang Jaya and read on March 3, 2024. First published in Spillwords Press, USA, now in Ipoh Echo, Nov 24, 2024. Full poem: bit.ly/10yrsjulian

24.11.2024 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Loneliness is a Hungry Bird, a poem by Julian Matthews, published in Lit Shark Magazine, Issue 8, alongside a stellar lineup of poets and writers. View entire issue here: bit.ly/litsharkjulian #poetry #notpoetry #julianspoems

24.11.2024 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Last Bee, a poem by Julian Matthews, published in Lit Shark Magazine, Issue 8, alongside a stellar lineup of poets and writers. View entire issue here: bit.ly/litsharkjulian #poetry #notpoetry #julianspoems

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