Gymnopédies No. 1
by Adrian Matejka
‘Gymnopédies No. 1’ by Adrian Matejka is a comforting poem that depicts a snowy landscape and explores the peace one can find in it alongside loved ones.
Adrian Matejka is a German-born poet who great up in California and attended university in Indiana. His first collection was published in 2003 and won the New York/New England Award. It was followed by Mixology in 2006, which one the National Poetry Series and was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature. He was also a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for The Big Smoke, published in 2013. He currently teaches at Indiana University in Bloomington.
‘Gymnopédies No. 1’ by Adrian Matejka is a comforting poem that depicts a snowy landscape and explores the peace one can find in it alongside loved ones.