Review of ‘Whatever you do, just don’t’ by Matthew Stewart

Regular readers of this blog will know that its intention is to promote debut poets. Sometimes, however, I come across a collection that is so impressive, so beautifully written, so engaging, that I cannot resist the urge to share my excitement and pleasure. Hence today I am reviewing Matthew Stewart’s impressive, well-received second collection Whatever

Drop-in by Matthew Stewart

Today I feel particularly honoured to welcome Matthew Stewart to reflect upon a poem from his fabulous second collection, Whatever You Do, Just Don’t, (Happenstance Press 2023). For the reader. And the process of communicating with the reader and moving them is where I find my satisfaction as a poet, not via the mere act