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About Me and My Poetry

Matthew Bridgham attends the University of Indianapolis as a senior music major with concentrations in piano performance and composition. As a performer, Bridgham has been featured on local radio (WICR) as a soloist and collaborator in both the classical and jazz realms. He has been a division winner for the IMTA competition for four consecutive years, the “Alternate” for the 2009 MTNA Indiana State Competition, and the winner of the 2011 MTNA Indiana State Competition. As a composer, he has received coaching from many respected composers including Kevin Beavers, Joan Tower, and Libby Larsen. His works are self-published and self-distributed.

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He meant well—
 
that callow boy who played his toy
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…the worst part     of life 
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n u m b. . .
 
 
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               ...our heart 
pulses, un-
 
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I see a bird
through a crack
in my window blinds.
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I hear ringing.
 
A flimsy fence separated 
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Little discerns 
Good poetry on this site:
Meter and Rhyme,
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Our thoughts lay hollow
With starving questions— 
Where can we solo
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My Muses-Who Cares?
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I think writing poetry
is about organizing
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Whisper thoughts 
   of lulling dreams… 
      Let your breath 
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