Matthew Rice
@matthew-rice.bsky.social
Poet-PhD-Anti-racist. ‘Plastic’ forthcoming in January 2026 with Fitzcarraldo Editions (UK) & Soft Skull Press (US), available here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790542/plastic-by-matthew-rice/
Pinned
Matthew Rice
@matthew-rice.bsky.social
· Oct 30
plastic | Fitzcarraldo Editions
Set during a single twelve-hour night shift in a factory, plastic is a book-length poem exploring the life of the industrial worker turned poet. Bringing together memoir, ekphrasis and satire, plastic...
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Plastic is now available for pre order from the Fitzcarraldo website! Do a boy a solid and smash the pre order…. 🙏💙🤍 @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social
fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/plastic/
fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/plastic/
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
Couldn’t be more grateful for this remarkably insightful review/essay from Nick Moss. 🙏💙🤍 @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social
www.culturematters.org.uk/poetry-from-...
www.culturematters.org.uk/poetry-from-...
POETRY FROM THE NIGHT SHIFT: ‘PLASTIC’, BY MATTHEW RICE – Culture Matters
www.culturematters.org.uk
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Couldn’t be more grateful for this remarkably insightful review/essay from Nick Moss. 🙏💙🤍 @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social
www.culturematters.org.uk/poetry-from-...
www.culturematters.org.uk/poetry-from-...
Oh, I must check this out! Thanks for this tip
February 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Oh, I must check this out! Thanks for this tip
Thanks, Ian, it means a lot that you get the book 🙏🙏
February 7, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Thanks, Ian, it means a lot that you get the book 🙏🙏
You can hear me ramble about my new book here 💙🤍🧡🩷🩵 @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Plastic
Poet Matthew Rice discusses his new book length poem, Plastic.
www.rte.ie
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
You can hear me ramble about my new book here 💙🤍🧡🩷🩵 @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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I just got plastic: a poem by @matthew-rice.bsky.social and I’m really looking forward to digging in. It’s going to be a few because I’m on a tight deadline but I can’t wait to read it!
February 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I just got plastic: a poem by @matthew-rice.bsky.social and I’m really looking forward to digging in. It’s going to be a few because I’m on a tight deadline but I can’t wait to read it!
Thank you, Marty! I hope you find something to enjoy in it 🙏
February 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Thank you, Marty! I hope you find something to enjoy in it 🙏
We had a blast at yesterday’s launch 🤍💙
HELEN OF NOWHERE by Makenna Goodman and PLASTIC by Matthew Rice both publish today. Head to our website to read excerpts, and learn more: fitzcarraldoeditions.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:42 PM
We had a blast at yesterday’s launch 🤍💙
True stuff here. Worth reminding yourself of the lies and hypocrisy on the deranged right.
youtube.com/watch?v=ZRwL...
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Conservative Megyn Kelly Defends ICE EXECUTING CITIZENS IN COLD BLOOD!
YouTube video by Brittany Page
youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:27 AM
True stuff here. Worth reminding yourself of the lies and hypocrisy on the deranged right.
youtube.com/watch?v=ZRwL...
youtube.com/watch?v=ZRwL...
Fetterman will vote to fund ICE in the senate.
January 26, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Fetterman will vote to fund ICE in the senate.
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: It's time to abolish ICE. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/it...
It's time to abolish ICE
Federal immigration agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, the third such incident in just weeks amid aggressive federal enforcement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agen...
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January 25, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: It's time to abolish ICE. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/it...
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I hope that Democrats realize what’s happening in Minnesota is also a dry run for what the regime has planned for the midterms.
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I hope that Democrats realize what’s happening in Minnesota is also a dry run for what the regime has planned for the midterms.
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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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Reminder: ICE’s budget has not been renewed — the House voted, but not the Senate — It will take 10 Democratic votes to stop it
Pressure your senators
Pressure your senators
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Reminder: ICE’s budget has not been renewed — the House voted, but not the Senate — It will take 10 Democratic votes to stop it
Pressure your senators
Pressure your senators
One would think if he had the ‘ACTUAL’ polls, he would print them. It’s almost as if he’s talking utter shite.
January 22, 2026 at 10:57 PM
One would think if he had the ‘ACTUAL’ polls, he would print them. It’s almost as if he’s talking utter shite.
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We have made the decision to formally close our X social media account. Once a vibrant platform to promote the interests of authors, we feel X is no longer a trusted place for balance, community support, and reliable information.
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
We have made the decision to formally close our X social media account. Once a vibrant platform to promote the interests of authors, we feel X is no longer a trusted place for balance, community support, and reliable information.
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Looking forward to getting started! ❤️🤍
It's a welcome return to the Seamus Heaney Centre for its latest postdoctoral Fellowships for 2026.
Emma Devlin and Matthew Rice have been announced as the Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellows, and Marcella L.A. Prince as the new Publishing Fellow.
Read more here ➡️ ow.ly/hlPK50XXTM2
Emma Devlin and Matthew Rice have been announced as the Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellows, and Marcella L.A. Prince as the new Publishing Fellow.
Read more here ➡️ ow.ly/hlPK50XXTM2
Queen’s announces the Seamus Heaney Centre’s latest postdoctoral Fellowships for 2026
he Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s has announced the appointment of Marcella L.A. Prince as its new Publishing Fellow, and Emma Devlin and Matthew Rice as the Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellow...
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January 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Looking forward to getting started! ❤️🤍
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If Bondi would obey the law and release the Epstein files today, the cat would be out of the bag, and Trump would lose his incentive for invading foreign countries and sending his Gestapo to kill American citizens.
January 18, 2026 at 8:32 AM
If Bondi would obey the law and release the Epstein files today, the cat would be out of the bag, and Trump would lose his incentive for invading foreign countries and sending his Gestapo to kill American citizens.
Spoiler alert: it wasn’t a tourist information day
January 16, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Spoiler alert: it wasn’t a tourist information day
Defund the ‘wellness’ industrial complex!
January 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Defund the ‘wellness’ industrial complex!