Andy is the director and editor of Matter News. The former editor of Columbus Alive, he has also written for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Spin, and more.
The Columbus poet’s new collection, ‘A Suit or a Suitcase,’ confronts more existential concepts such as aging, time, memory, and the durability (or not) of self.
‘Redirected Pathways,’ which kicks off with an opening reception at the Franklin County Coroner’s Office on Thursday, April 2, centers on work created both pre- and post-sobriety, capturing a personal evolution that speaks to a range of universal concepts.
‘Bring Cash: A Guide to Estate Sales in the Midwest and Beyond,’ out now, serves as both a how-to guide for those new to the pastime and an endearingly rambling love letter to the people, places, and events that helped to nurture the passion in Davis.
Performing in Columbus on Monday, the North Carolina band displayed a knack for giving three-dimensional life to those out-of-sight folks who are often victims of circumstance.
The Columbus poet, who will read this week as part of ‘Rhapsody & Refrain’ at Streetlight Guild, addresses a range of big ideas in poems where the language is frequently stripped to the studs.
‘If we can reconceptualize solidarity as a series of errors and self-criticisms and changing paths, I think it becomes something much less scary for people,’ said the author, who will discuss ‘The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity’ at Thurber House on Thursday, March 26.