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Sebastian Matthews
Sebastian Matthews is the author of a memoir, two books of poems, and a new hybrid collection, Beginner's Guide to a Head-on Collision (Red Hen Press). Matthews lives with his family in Asheville, North Carolina, where he teaches in the Great Smokies Writing Program.Church Fire
As in, He was a walking church fire.
As in, someone left rags in the bin
without flushing out the spirits.
As in, fire trucks from three counties
converged in the center town night
to aim hoses at a top hat of smoke
spouting from the old building's head.
As in, fire shimmying up the drywall
like a fast-moving cancer, flashing
flames inside sweating window frames.
As in, lucky no one ended up dead.
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