March 22, 2026
Matthew Olzmann
Matthew Olzmann is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently Constellation Route. His next book An Oral History of the Flat Earth is forthcoming from Alice James Books in 2027. He teaches at Dartmouth College.
The old gods are very much like us. We who stand in front of a door, a door that is only now beginning to open.
The writing doesn’t always come from or mirror a deeply held belief, but might explore a belief, or test it. It might question beliefs I thought I held or place them in an unfamiliar light.