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Matthew Freeman, Poet

@freemanpoet.bsky.social

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My eighth collection, Dopamine and the Devil (Coffeetown Press 2025) now available! I'm a schizophrenia survivor and a songwriter too! Some of my songs can be found on SoundCloud.

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 14h

My old football coach (who helped get me into poetry) claimed he'd awake in the morning and say, Good morning Mr. Sun! I had my doubts. But who knows?

Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 4d

Going for the clean cut look for all these events coming up!

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Timothy Bach @timothybachstuff.bsky.social · 8d

Family Graves backer update: The books are in and look great! We're putting orders together and will get them shipped ASAP.

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 7d

A still life from the back of my building where I am often known to muse!

Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 9d

south carolina review is looking, i believe...

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 10d

Wrote this one after one of those nights when you're young and still full of all that energy...and then the pale light begins to come in...

Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 10d

I'm waiting on what I hope are not angry responses!

Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 10d

How about a love song? Why not?
soundcloud.com/user-4015511...

Dancer

a love song i wrote in the nineties!

soundcloud.com

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 15d

Selfie with my newest effort...can't wait to get 'em out there!

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Timothy Bach @timothybachstuff.bsky.social · 20d

✅ Family Graves Kickstarter digital rewards delivered.

The palsied, desiccated fingers of an undead mummy grasp an iPhone--the screen of which shows the digital version of the comic book The Family Graves: I Scream Spectacular. Boo!

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 18d

you're right about the algorithms...someone mentioned at a poetry reading that they are totally different on here...alas! I don't know enough math to understand it...yet I keep plugging away lol!

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 18d

it is weird...I still get more love on X...I'm ready to dive in here but just am not getting the results I imagined...I shall keep trying, though...I do have lots of new folks friending me, which is cool...

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks! That means a lot...

Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 21d

Got one in the new online version of Midwest Review...so glad!

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 24d

I was glad to review such a fine book!

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 25d

thanks so much!

Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 25d

They're here! Rather glad...

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks to all my new friends for the reposts and hearts and comments...getting a warm fuzzy feeling on here!

Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm sort of pinching myself here. I got a book signing in November at Barnes and Noble. SO very excited! Dopamine and the Devil, out now with Coffeetown Press. Thanks always to my wonderful friends!

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · Sep 6

thanks to @rodmannix.bsky.social for the lovely reposts!

Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · Sep 6

My first ever review! And it's of a book y'all need to read!

Koss (she/they/Aquarian) @kossworks.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you, @freemanpoet.bsky.social for the sweet review of my @diodeeditions.bsky.social book in @bendinggenres.bsky.social, and thank you @rgvaughan.bsky.social for your ongoing support and for publishing it! Please check it out and share if you have a moment.

Robert Vaughan @rgvaughan.bsky.social · Sep 5

Today on our @bendinggenres.bsky.social blog, author Matthew Freeman reviews @kossworks.bsky.social new collection, Dancing Backwards Toward Pluperfect: bendinggenres.com/review-of-da...
#writers #writing #poem #poetry

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · Aug 30

Let's say I'm fairly stoked. My author's copies of my new book should be here soon! Dopamine and the Devil, Coffeetown Press. Hope some of y'all will check it out!

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · Aug 28

love this number! and I do write sad songs too!

Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · Aug 25

I'm so glad to be in this great anthology with lots of awesome poets! You're Never Too Much: Poems for Every Emotion. By Macmillan.

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Matthew Freeman, Poet @freemanpoet.bsky.social · Aug 23

Thanks to cool buddy, @timothybachstuff.bsky.social!