Kind Surgery

Urtica is proud to publish Matt Dennison's debut poetry collection. The father figure is central to this book and the voice takes you down memory lane, but not in a morose or weak tone. There are memories that, though painful and devastating, can later lead to the most beautiful moments. After a rather extended and varied second childhood in New Orleans, Matt Dennison's work has appeared in Rattle, Bayou Magazine, Redivider, Natural Bridge, The Spoon River Poetry Review and Cider Press Review, among others. He has also made short films with Michael Dickes, Swoon, Marie Craven and Jutta Pryor. Many of these poems were published in small press magazines.