Matthew Lippman

Matthew Lippman is the author of six poetry collections. His latest collection, We Are All Sleeping With Our Sneakers On (2024), is published by Four Way Books. His previous collection Mesmerizingly Sadly Beautiful (2020) is published by Four Way Books. It was the recipient of the 2018 Levis Prize. In 2026, his collection, King of the Jews, will be released by Ben Yehuda Press. In 2027 his next collection, Cry Baby Cry, will be published by Four Way Books.

  • Two Poems

    I am sitting here in this little room
  • THE INSURGENCY OF TEARS IS TO ERADICATE SADNESS AND HOLD JOY AS CLOSE AS THE MOON

    Mike’s at The Whitney.
  • The Insurgency of Tears is to Eradicate Sadness and Hold Joy as Close as the Moon

    Mike’s at The Whitney.
  • Blond for All the Boys

    Frank Ocean didn’t mean anything to me till Dave said check