Author: Matty Layne Glasgow

2017 Award for New Poets: deciduous qween, IV by Matty Layne Glasgow

By Matty Layne Glasgow | January 5, 2018

Selected by Tyehimba Jess as the second runner up for the Award for New Poets, Matty Layne Glasgow’s poem playfully bristles between fragility and loving violence. Simple in conceit, complex in execution, “deciduous qween, IV” is a treat for lovers,…

Poetry: For Ayotzinapa by Matty Layne Glasgow

By Matty Layne Glasgow | October 13, 2017

Poetry and tragedy cannot be divorced. With “For Ayotzinapa,” this is abundantly clear. Matty Layne Glasgow writes a commanding tribute to the students who lost their lives a handful of years ago—commanding our attention with dryly cut images and visual…