Saved Rounds

As a social worker I have a deep interest in Matt Borczons work. I hope it helped him and know that it assists others who dont possess his writing skills. From Saved Rounds which allowed me to know that social workers and those in the field of psychology have been far too slow to grasp the concept Matt spills out right from the start. In Afghanistan 2010 we get a glimpse of the stoic mindset of those who serve our country. For The Last Poem Matt rips the curtains back and allows those blinds to snap up to the ceiling to show everyone how war has affected his beloved wife and family. It was in Riding An Imaginary Horse that I received the gut punch or a pretty pink nightmare compared to the memories and dreams that still sit on that saddle. No one can tell these stories so necessary for understanding our veterans better than Matt. His gift is the ability to knock us down and drag us through the ravages of war. The poem The War made me tear up and then lose my battle on the last stanza. I moved on to Veterans Day and had to seriously stop and make myself breathe. This book couldnt stick to the speed limit and never gave you a break as it raced right on through. -Thasia Ann author of Pams Jacket Guerilla Genisis Press In Saved Rounds Matt Borczon leads us through the night-mare of what is PTSD. This book is full of power packed poems that lets the reader feel the pain and the determination of countless amputees the screams and cries of the Afghan children and a Navy nurse and his family trying to heal. Do not thank him for his service or for being a hero but instead thank him for these poems the blood he left on these pages and for being a voice for those who cant. -Scot Young author of Brautigan Meets Bukowski All Around Cowboy and publisher at the Rusty Truck and Deuce Coupe.Ive long been envious of the heartbreaking devastation of Matt Borczons poetry though perhaps not of the experiences that led him to write it. Matt has complained that many editors dont care for his spare vertical style but in the case of poems about war let us remember what outlaw poet Todd Moore said about poems that hang down the page like long black fuses... These are poems waiting for you to light them. -Brian RihlmannThis book is a punch to the gut. It hits you where you live.Borczon wastes no words in describing the visible and the unseen scars that war inflicts upon its survivors. The poems are tight intense snapshots of the poets experience whileserving in Afghanistan. Brutal but not sensationalistic the power of these poems is undeniable. Once you begin reading you wont be able to stop. This should be required reading in our turbulent times. -Kevin M. Hibshman editor FEARLESS poetry zine