Matt Lankainthe CafeA Visitor for MarthaMartha sat in her usual chair, the one facing halfway between the television and the side window. She sat with her usual company in their…Nov 21, 20171Nov 21, 20171
Matt LankaOn First ContactMuch thought and fiction has been dedicated to the concept of first contact. The first meeting between mankind and sentient aliens on a…Dec 10, 2016Dec 10, 2016
Matt LankainPoets UnlimitedOde to the James CairdSet course due north, into the rolling seas, The James Caird and her intrepid six, Against the deep and its towering freeze, Voyage towards…Oct 16, 2016Oct 16, 2016
Matt LankaAntonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons, and the Caricature of WealthDespite his death almost 200 years before the premier of the first modern film to feature an accompanying score, Antonio Vivaldi…Sep 19, 20161Sep 19, 20161
Matt LankaThe Most Beautiful Phrase in the English LanguageNo, it isn’t “cellar door,” though it may very well share some of the same characteristics.Sep 5, 2016Sep 5, 2016
Matt LankaUntitledThe sun beats down upon my roof, Birds twitter faintly outside my window, The gentle wind disturbs the still shrubbery, Distant motorboats…Aug 21, 2016Aug 21, 2016
Matt LankaThe House PartyOur guests begin to arrive in their finest rags, Nimbly hopping over the downed fence and Navigating the old dunes and fresh craters before…Aug 20, 20161Aug 20, 20161
Matt LankainPoets UnlimitedOde to BlueIt is a color that conjures visions Of both deep loneliness and extreme joy. It is jazz harmonies and melodies, Smooth, groovy hexatonic…Aug 20, 2016Aug 20, 2016
Matt LankainPoets UnlimitedMetropolis at NightTiny lights in the distance, large globular ones in the foreground; These flaming outposts challenge the night. A million small fires…Aug 18, 2016Aug 18, 2016
Matt LankainPoets UnlimitedGo For LaunchThe flames alight under our star-bound vessel, We slowly rise away from Earth’s embrace, A final battle with gravity, we wrestle.Aug 16, 2016Aug 16, 2016