Indiana State Poet LaureateMonday, December 11, 2017 Adrian was just named the Indiana Poet Laureate! More information is here: ... Read more |
A new interview in St. Louis MagazineThursday, October 26, 2017 "I think about accessibility in poems all of the time. For me, a poem should be a kind of meeting place where ideas are exchanged between the poet and reader. A poet can shape that meeting place... Read more |
The Big Smoke Selected for NEA Big ReadThursday, October 12, 2017 The Big Smoke was one of four books selected this year for the National Endowment for the Arts’ Big Read, "... Read more |
New Interview with the Indy StarSaturday, August 12, 2017 Read more here: http://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/... Read more |
Interview on WFYI's The Art of the MatterSaturday, August 12, 2017 Adrian's portion begins at 1:18: ... Read more |
Divedapper InterviewMonday, July 31, 2017 A new interview with Kaveh Akbar in Divedapper is live! http://www.divedapper.com/interview/adrian-matejka/ |
Matejka featured in the New York TimesFriday, July 14, 2017 "If You’re Tired Then Go Take a Nap" is featured in the New York Times: |
"Super Ape in Indy," a New Essay in affidavitMonday, July 3, 2017 "Indianapolis is welcoming and provincial, curious and recalcitrant. There are only seven skyscrapers downtown, and on any given day it might seem like nothing is happening, save for people... Read more |
"Family Pictures, Old & New"Saturday, May 20, 2017 A new essay in Poetry Magazine is online here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/articles/... Read more |
Map to the Stars Recommended Reading for April from the Poetry FoundationTuesday, April 25, 2017 "Mr. Matejka can write. And Map to the Stars is probably Matejka’s most intimate portrayal of himself yet. The references often intone popular culture, albeit of the eighties and nineties... Read more |