Matthew Isaac Sobin

Author of the SciFi novella The Last Machine in the Solar System. Poeming, teaching, or selling books at Books on B in Hayward, CA.

[Matthew Isaac Sobin @WriterMattIsaac]

Excited to share three new poems today in the bounty that is Issue 3 of @HooghlyReview! There's so much wonder to read. My first poem "A Machine & Soft" is about the last night of my father's life. Thanks so much @ankit_raj01 and @TejaswineeRC for including my work!

[The Hooghly Review @HooghlyReview]

Issue 3 is out now! 🥳💫
Check out 400+ pages of prose, poetry, drama, art, photography & more...
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We thank our beautiful contributors from all over the world for bringing this tome to life. 🙏
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New poem out in @River_Heron! They've crafted another gorgeous issue. So happy to be included. Give a read!

[River Heron Review @River_Heron]

It’s here—Issue 9.1 and the River Heron Editors’ Prize! Congratulations to all the poets whose work appears in these issues.

[Steven Searcy @ithinkiamsteven]

Kay Ryan
(Poetry magazine, November 2003)

[Patricia Smith @pswordwoman]

She's going into her third printing! Thank you every reader, every audience member, every supportive friend, and every poet who inspired and encouraged me. She needed you all.

[Matthew Isaac Sobin @WriterMattIsaac]

A little late posting... Very happy to have a new poem in ONE ART. This poem took a while to write, and it took longer to be in a place where I was able to write it. Big thanks to Mark Danowsky for publishing!

[ONE ART @OneArtPoetry1]

Before the Eulogy by Matthew Isaac Sobin in ONE ART: a journal of poetry

https://t.co/qSnBHNJEHH

[HAD @havehadhavehad]

got another cover letter with 5 faves, and so gonna share so they can become some of your faves too

links in replies...

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[Jose Hernandez Diaz @JoseHernandezDz]

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[Taylor Franson-Thiel @TaylorFranson]

We open for our Fall reading period over at @PhoebeJournal on Aug 15th. I'm stoked to be stepping into the role of Poetry Editor!

GET READY TO SEND US YOUR BEST I CAN'T WAIT TO READ YOUR POEMS! <3

(will have a fee free day as usual and if you need a waiver just lmk (seriously))

[Matthew Isaac Sobin @WriterMattIsaac]

So stoked to receive a nomination for Best of the Net ! a poem about my eighth grade students, a tsunami warning, and an endangered fish... Thanks to Jeff at @StanchionZine for the deep care shown to this poem, and all the writing they receive!

[Stanchion @StanchionZine]

For the 1st time ever, I've been able to nominate for Best of the Net. And so I have. Congratulations to the writers of these marvelous pieces of poetry & prose published as Elegant Variations online this year. Give them a read if you have a moment at https://t.co/JlcX3qFd3V

[Abigail Myers @abigailmyers]

I'm excited to be part of @StanchionZine 's first 5 years and tonight I'm going to read about it! Can't wait to see what everyone brings!

[Matthew Isaac Sobin @WriterMattIsaac]

June 28 was three years since my dad passed from ALS. Blue Bodies is out as a free PDF from @ghostcitypress. If you’re able, there's a donate button. Funds go to ALS United Greater NY—an org that supports families (they were a life raft for us) & also contributes to med research.

[Ghost City Press @GhostCityPress]

BLUE BODIES by Matthew Isaac Sobin (@WriterMattIsaac) is out today as part of the 2025 Summer Series! Download your free copy here: https://t.co/vDxWroWPZd

[Ghost City Press @GhostCityPress]

ROLES by Julia Biggs (@Chiaroscuro1897) is out today as part of the 2025 Summer Series! Download your free copy here: https://t.co/WO6hdGAVOI

[Susan L. Leary @susanlleary]

3 new poems up at the incredible @LunchTicket1! Here’s “Mid-Trauma Sonnet.” It’s a beautiful issue, friends, edited by one of the kindest: Jessica Ballen. So very glad to be included! 💙

Check out the entire issue here: https://t.co/dmXdcMzC8Q

[Maddy @holy_thefirm]

Thomas Lux

[Ewen Glass @ewenglass]

What's your fave lit mag that responds to subs within a couple months?

[Jose Hernandez Diaz @JoseHernandezDz]

I realize I’ve been posting a lot about the unconstitutional ICE raids. Many white people, including famous poets, have been quick to tell me that maybe they are supporting the movement however, they just don’t post about it. I respect everyone’s right…you can obviously do what you want at the end of the day. But I think silence is clearly a privilege here. Brown folks don’t have the option of just not posting about it. Or keeping it for our diary. Our mothers fathers daughters friends colleagues are getting thrown into cages like animals. Silence is very clearly a privilege here…always remember that when you think to yourself, why does this guy keep posting about the same political issue. Maybe it’s because I’m sick and tired of thinking of folks like my father, who can’t go outside now, even though they have papers because of fear of brute and rogue agents, masked, with machine guns.. it is they who are the illegal bandits… May God protect us all bc the law ( from folks who supposedly like small government and states rights) seems arbitrary and rigged against brown folks & other immigrants of color.. my two cents…

[Ghost City Press @GhostCityPress]

THIGMONASTY by Elizabeth Joy Levinson is out today as part of the 2025 Summer Series! Download your free copy here: https://t.co/DiOQFbenHF

[Matthew Isaac Sobin @WriterMattIsaac]

@jaiofearth Hi Jaia, this is awesome! Thanks for reading.

https://t.co/qlKKl25wQF

[Matthew Isaac Sobin @WriterMattIsaac]

@JulianD86666247 Thanks Julian!!

[Matthew Isaac Sobin @WriterMattIsaac]

Micro-chap incoming this summer! Stoked to be part of this lineup! So happy these surreal poems on grief will live together as intended.

[Ghost City Press @GhostCityPress]

It’s that time, once again. Here’s the lineup for our 10th annual Summer Series!