Matt Smith / Poems

  • If

    Rating:
    G
    Author:
    Matt Smith

    What a novel idea, a poem that rhymes. It came to me that way, so I hope it sounds natural.

    January 17th, 2009 at 11:25pm

  • The Muse

    Rating:
    G
    Author:
    Matt Smith

    On the relationship between a muse and a writer. Written in the form of a dramatic monologue.

    January 17th, 2009 at 11:22pm

  • Dancing With No-One

    Rating:
    G
    Author:
    Matt Smith

    Written on a train. Essentially, a poem about a train journey.

    January 17th, 2009 at 11:20pm

  • Setting Fire To

    Rating:
    G
    Author:
    Matt Smith

    On fame and its effects. Not about setting fire to people literally, more about fame causing people to 'burn out'.

    January 17th, 2009 at 11:18pm

  • Post-Operative

    Rating:
    G
    Type:
    Free-verse
    Author:
    Matt Smith

    This is how it feels to wake up after surgery. Based entirely on personal experience.

    January 17th, 2009 at 11:15pm

  • A Victim of Fickle Fame's Lost Love

    Rating:
    G
    Author:
    Matt Smith

    About an actress.

    August 13th, 2008 at 09:41pm

  • Rat in the Cage

    Rating:
    G
    Author:
    Matt Smith

    A poem about a patient in a mental institution. Cliché, maybe; but I felt like it.

    August 13th, 2008 at 09:39pm

  • Selfish

    Rating:
    G
    Author:
    Matt Smith

    A poem on the boredom of middle-class adolescents.

    August 9th, 2008 at 11:17pm

  • The Many Faces of Man

    Rating:
    G
    Author:
    Matt Smith

    July 18th, 2008 at 09:26pm