Monet Cocteau Twins Natural Wine

In his third book this year Matt Brand explores themes of ephemerality and reflection turning a book of poems into an exhibition space of impressionistic tableaus. As in the authors prior collections time and our relationship to it still take center stage here. However in these poems Brand paints with a palette of emotions untypical for his prior work-joy epiphany celebration contentment. This book-sized art exhibition makes pitstops in a James Benning film Walter Benjamins critical theory a wine fair in France a first date in Berlin a Janes Addiction music video a long-distance COVID film club and a Bernie Sanders meme. The outcome is a text that highlights the richness of our finite passing moments and the gratitude that can be found therein.