Join us for an evening with Matthew Freeman, who will be reading from his fifth book of poetry, Everything I Love Restored, which was recently published by Coffeetown Press.

Matthew Freeman’s newest collection presents a romantic vision wherein the environment can range from ecstatic to sinister. Steeped in urban shamanism, the poems reflect a desperate search for the American Sublime, the author’s search for the clarity of salvation, his love of language, and his hope that the poor and destitute will not be forgotten.

Matthew Freeman discovered he was a poet when as a teenager he was ruined with love. So began a journey that would leave him expelled from school and committed to an asylum, suffering with schizophrenia. After beginning his recovery he got his BA in English from St. Louis University, where he was given the Montesi Prize, and received his MFA from the University of Missouri, where he won the Graduate Poetry Prize.