Dr. Matthew E. Henry (MEH)
@mehpoeting.bsky.social
Boston based educator, editor, poet, CNFer & flash fiction dabbler 🧐| Author of 7 poetry collections 📚| Holder of 3 graduate degrees worth of debt (MFA, MATS, PhD)🎓| Installer of rage in racists ✊🏾 https://www.mehpoeting.com
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Do I have a new collection in preorder from @wayfarerbooks.bsky.social coming out in the spring? Why yes I do!
Pangryus nominated my creative nonfiction piece "Stage Proxemics" for a Pushcart, so I have to officially except the mantle of a prose writer now.
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Stage Proxemics | Pangyrus
My brother is a fucking badass. Always has been. Even before he was my brother. I learned how to walk trying to keep up at Afrocentric art shows, poetry rea ...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Pangryus nominated my creative nonfiction piece "Stage Proxemics" for a Pushcart, so I have to officially except the mantle of a prose writer now.
www.pangyrus.com/essay-memoir...
www.pangyrus.com/essay-memoir...
@flightlit.bsky.social nominated my poem for a Pushcart and I'm all 😭 over here!
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Matthew E. Henry- Poetry
“…it is not the stones, / But the child’s mound—"
A golden shovel from Robert Frost’s “Home Burial”
were it only true that tragedy howls in packs of three,
I wouldn’t so curse my retention, wish...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
@flightlit.bsky.social nominated my poem for a Pushcart and I'm all 😭 over here!
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We also nominated three poems:
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We also nominated three poems:
What's a teacher-writer's break for: submitting for three hours a day.
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
What's a teacher-writer's break for: submitting for three hours a day.
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Then, the devastating poem, "it is not the stones/but the child's mound" from @mehpoeting.bsky.social
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Matthew E. Henry- Poetry
“…it is not the stones, / But the child’s mound—"
A golden shovel from Robert Frost’s “Home Burial”
were it only true that tragedy howls in packs of three,
I wouldn’t so curse my retention, wish...
flight-literary.ghost.io
November 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Then, the devastating poem, "it is not the stones/but the child's mound" from @mehpoeting.bsky.social
flight-literary.ghost.io/matthew-e-he...
flight-literary.ghost.io/matthew-e-he...
Do I have a new collection in preorder from @wayfarerbooks.bsky.social coming out in the spring? Why yes I do!
November 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Do I have a new collection in preorder from @wayfarerbooks.bsky.social coming out in the spring? Why yes I do!
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We could use some more submissions! Give our editors @mehpoeting.bsky.social and @mfitejohnson.bsky.social some great things to read!
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We publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about the hard, the beautiful, the exhausting, the outrageous, the moving, the maddening, the ugly, the loving, the grieving, the anything-but-perfect teach...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We could use some more submissions! Give our editors @mehpoeting.bsky.social and @mfitejohnson.bsky.social some great things to read!
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porcupineliterary.submittable.com/submit
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Since this thread is getting long, a reminder: Share this free registration link wherever you find poetry lovers. You can donate, click the #TransLifeline link at the bottom of the page: beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
November 8, 2025
2:00-3:45 pst
4:00-5:45 cst
5:00-6:45 est
November 8, 2025
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4:00-5:45 cst
5:00-6:45 est
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Bearded Bards of BlueSky poetry readings
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November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Since this thread is getting long, a reminder: Share this free registration link wherever you find poetry lovers. You can donate, click the #TransLifeline link at the bottom of the page: beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
November 8, 2025
2:00-3:45 pst
4:00-5:45 cst
5:00-6:45 est
November 8, 2025
2:00-3:45 pst
4:00-5:45 cst
5:00-6:45 est
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More samples to entice you to tomorrow's BBBS reading: Two poems by Matthew E. Henry @mehpoeting.bsky.social
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Two Poems in Wayfarer Magazine — MEHPoeting
"Won't you come and Celebrate with me" and "when asked to explain racism as a system of power, again" were published in Wayfarer Magazine.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
More samples to entice you to tomorrow's BBBS reading: Two poems by Matthew E. Henry @mehpoeting.bsky.social
www.mehpoeting.com/updates-and-...
www.mehpoeting.com/updates-and-...
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This is tomorrow!
The Reading is free. Just register for the Zoom call in the link. And if you can donate, click the Trans Lifeline link at the bottom of the page:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
November 8, 2025
2:00-3:45 pst
4:00-5:45 cst
5:00-6:45 est
The Reading is free. Just register for the Zoom call in the link. And if you can donate, click the Trans Lifeline link at the bottom of the page:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
November 8, 2025
2:00-3:45 pst
4:00-5:45 cst
5:00-6:45 est
I’ve been sharing this and images from the Bearded Bards page on Instagram and Facebook, so please feel free to share about Saturday’s reading as well as the one in December wherever you find poetry lovers. It’s a zoom reading, so it’s not limited to here :-)
November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is tomorrow!
The Reading is free. Just register for the Zoom call in the link. And if you can donate, click the Trans Lifeline link at the bottom of the page:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
November 8, 2025
2:00-3:45 pst
4:00-5:45 cst
5:00-6:45 est
The Reading is free. Just register for the Zoom call in the link. And if you can donate, click the Trans Lifeline link at the bottom of the page:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
November 8, 2025
2:00-3:45 pst
4:00-5:45 cst
5:00-6:45 est
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October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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join me and my fellow locke-chinned and wolf-cheeked and stubble-lipped bards to raise a bunch of money for Trans Lifeline while hearing poems too
October 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
join me and my fellow locke-chinned and wolf-cheeked and stubble-lipped bards to raise a bunch of money for Trans Lifeline while hearing poems too
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Narrowing dozens of powerful poems down to 6 #Pushcart nominations was no easy task. Every poem in the collection was worthy. thechaossectionpoetryproject.com/2025/10/26/p...
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October 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Narrowing dozens of powerful poems down to 6 #Pushcart nominations was no easy task. Every poem in the collection was worthy. thechaossectionpoetryproject.com/2025/10/26/p...
@merrildsmith.bsky.social @mehpoeting.bsky.social @mother-poet.bsky.social @bartbarkerpoet.bsky.social @merhere.bsky.social
@merrildsmith.bsky.social @mehpoeting.bsky.social @mother-poet.bsky.social @bartbarkerpoet.bsky.social @merhere.bsky.social
"Most of my friends are outdoorsy folk—campers, hikers, foragers. White. Always searching for some new site or adventure or hidden gem... Ask me what’s beneath it all. I lovingly tell them to go fuck themselves." "Biophobia" in @manifeststation.bsky.social
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Biophobia
Opening the first bin we found plates, cups, saucers, and other dishware. Not fine china, but they appeared expensive-adjacent in the way of antiques.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
"Most of my friends are outdoorsy folk—campers, hikers, foragers. White. Always searching for some new site or adventure or hidden gem... Ask me what’s beneath it all. I lovingly tell them to go fuck themselves." "Biophobia" in @manifeststation.bsky.social
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www.themanifeststation.net/2025/10/21/b...
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Congrats to Lit Fest alumni @victoriachang.bsky.social Jim DeFilippi & Matthew E. Henry on recent publications/pods.
October 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Congrats to Lit Fest alumni @victoriachang.bsky.social Jim DeFilippi & Matthew E. Henry on recent publications/pods.
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This reading is FREE.
(We are raising funds, but that is by voluntary donation according to ability.)
It is online, so you can attend from ANYWHERE.
Early registration is NOT required, but it helps us with planning.
Register and/or learn more:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
(We are raising funds, but that is by voluntary donation according to ability.)
It is online, so you can attend from ANYWHERE.
Early registration is NOT required, but it helps us with planning.
Register and/or learn more:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This reading is FREE.
(We are raising funds, but that is by voluntary donation according to ability.)
It is online, so you can attend from ANYWHERE.
Early registration is NOT required, but it helps us with planning.
Register and/or learn more:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
(We are raising funds, but that is by voluntary donation according to ability.)
It is online, so you can attend from ANYWHERE.
Early registration is NOT required, but it helps us with planning.
Register and/or learn more:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
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Biophobia by Matthew E. Henry
Opening the first bin we found plates, cups, saucers, and other dishware. Not fine china, but they appeared expensive-adjacent in the way of antiques....
#Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers
bit.ly/4qrkxy0
Opening the first bin we found plates, cups, saucers, and other dishware. Not fine china, but they appeared expensive-adjacent in the way of antiques....
#Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers
bit.ly/4qrkxy0
October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Biophobia by Matthew E. Henry
Opening the first bin we found plates, cups, saucers, and other dishware. Not fine china, but they appeared expensive-adjacent in the way of antiques....
#Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers
bit.ly/4qrkxy0
Opening the first bin we found plates, cups, saucers, and other dishware. Not fine china, but they appeared expensive-adjacent in the way of antiques....
#Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers
bit.ly/4qrkxy0
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Less than a month away!!!!
Listen to live Lit and raise funds for @translifeline.org.
Register now at:
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Listen to live Lit and raise funds for @translifeline.org.
Register now at:
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October 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Less than a month away!!!!
Listen to live Lit and raise funds for @translifeline.org.
Register now at:
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Listen to live Lit and raise funds for @translifeline.org.
Register now at:
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My tiny little poem “metaphor” was published in issue 13 of Molecule!
October 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
My tiny little poem “metaphor” was published in issue 13 of Molecule!
“when asked why I don't play well with others” and “when asked why nothing surprises me anymore were just published in The Radical Teacher
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Two school poems in The Radical Teacher — MEHPoeting
I am privileged to appear in The Radical Teacher once again with two poems: “when asked why I don't play well with others” and “when asked why nothing surprises me anymore.” And of course ...
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October 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
“when asked why I don't play well with others” and “when asked why nothing surprises me anymore were just published in The Radical Teacher
www.mehpoeting.com/updates-and-...
www.mehpoeting.com/updates-and-...
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I'm thrilled to share that HEMICRANIA has won the 2025 Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize from the New England Poetry Club, selected by Matthew E. Henry, a phenomenal poet I have long admired. A thousand thank yous to him, NEPC, and Chestnut Review for publishing it.🤩 Congrats to the incredible finalists!!
October 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I'm thrilled to share that HEMICRANIA has won the 2025 Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize from the New England Poetry Club, selected by Matthew E. Henry, a phenomenal poet I have long admired. A thousand thank yous to him, NEPC, and Chestnut Review for publishing it.🤩 Congrats to the incredible finalists!!
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We're so excited to announce our nominees for the 2026 Best of the Net anthology!
Stay tuned for a look into these great works 📸
Stay tuned for a look into these great works 📸
October 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We're so excited to announce our nominees for the 2026 Best of the Net anthology!
Stay tuned for a look into these great works 📸
Stay tuned for a look into these great works 📸
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Congratulations to this year's Best of the Net nominees from Identity Theory!
September 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Congratulations to this year's Best of the Net nominees from Identity Theory!
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The Bearded Bards of BlueSky are back!!!!
Join us online for two readings featuring stellar lineups of amazing poets and writers to raise funds for @translifeline.org.
Check out the website for details (including zoom registration link):
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
Join us online for two readings featuring stellar lineups of amazing poets and writers to raise funds for @translifeline.org.
Check out the website for details (including zoom registration link):
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Bearded Bards of BlueSky are back!!!!
Join us online for two readings featuring stellar lineups of amazing poets and writers to raise funds for @translifeline.org.
Check out the website for details (including zoom registration link):
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
Join us online for two readings featuring stellar lineups of amazing poets and writers to raise funds for @translifeline.org.
Check out the website for details (including zoom registration link):
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com