Springing from the Pews

<p><span style=color: rgba(44 44 43 1)>Day Mattar's </span><em style=color: rgba(44 44 43 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Springing from the Pews</em><span style=color: rgba(44 44 43 1)> is an explosive pamphlet which explores an episode of sexual violence through a verse play interwoven with confessions and journal entries. Mattar's poetry is eloquent with a dark intensity underlying the sugary surface with echoes of Frank O'Hara and Sharon Olds. A breathtaking read Mattar's splenetic energy gushes out like water from a fire hydrant.<span></span></span></p>