Matt Mason
@mattmason.bsky.social
Poet, 5 books, prizes, awards, donuts!
Ah, Thursday, and the news is terrible. So here's a puppy pic.
May 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Ah, Thursday, and the news is terrible. So here's a puppy pic.
May 4, I'm running an online writing workshop based on The Great British Baking Show. It's about being fearless with first drafts and, yes, there will be someone declared Star Writer at the end. Buckle up and get signed up, it's going to get weird: buttonpoetry.com/product/butt...
April 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
May 4, I'm running an online writing workshop based on The Great British Baking Show. It's about being fearless with first drafts and, yes, there will be someone declared Star Writer at the end. Buckle up and get signed up, it's going to get weird: buttonpoetry.com/product/butt...
From Bench Marks, a 2005 public art display where Omaha bus benches were painted by a local artist with words by a local writer. This quote is from my poem "Watching Snow Fall." I'm posting this today in memory of Eddith Buis, our great local advocate for public art who just passed away.
February 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
From Bench Marks, a 2005 public art display where Omaha bus benches were painted by a local artist with words by a local writer. This quote is from my poem "Watching Snow Fall." I'm posting this today in memory of Eddith Buis, our great local advocate for public art who just passed away.
It was of course a pleasure to get to spend time in Hawai'i but far more than sightseeing, was a great chance to introduce my wife and daughters to my dad, who they never had a chance to meet. Hilo was always like a member of my family growing up, it was such a big part of who my dad was.
January 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
It was of course a pleasure to get to spend time in Hawai'i but far more than sightseeing, was a great chance to introduce my wife and daughters to my dad, who they never had a chance to meet. Hilo was always like a member of my family growing up, it was such a big part of who my dad was.
Also pictured are a couple waterfalls: Rainbow Falls in Hilo (with my dad as a kid in front of the falls, down in the pool where you're not allowed in today) and Akaka Falls.
January 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Also pictured are a couple waterfalls: Rainbow Falls in Hilo (with my dad as a kid in front of the falls, down in the pool where you're not allowed in today) and Akaka Falls.
That tsunami is a big part of family history and we got a talk on it from cousins Jeannie and David who were both kids at the house when it happened. Jeannie went on to be one of the co-founders of the Pacific Tsunami Museum.
January 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
That tsunami is a big part of family history and we got a talk on it from cousins Jeannie and David who were both kids at the house when it happened. Jeannie went on to be one of the co-founders of the Pacific Tsunami Museum.
We're all descendants of Charles and Elizabeth Mason who lived in the house pictured with some of us in front of it (thanks to the current owners who were wonderful) and also a shot of the house after the 1946 tsunami which knocked it about 30 feet.
January 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
We're all descendants of Charles and Elizabeth Mason who lived in the house pictured with some of us in front of it (thanks to the current owners who were wonderful) and also a shot of the house after the 1946 tsunami which knocked it about 30 feet.
Mason Family Reunion, Part 3
Okay, here's the actual reunion part, both with brothers sisters and cousins but also with my wife and youngest daughter who finally made it!
Okay, here's the actual reunion part, both with brothers sisters and cousins but also with my wife and youngest daughter who finally made it!
January 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Mason Family Reunion, Part 3
Okay, here's the actual reunion part, both with brothers sisters and cousins but also with my wife and youngest daughter who finally made it!
Okay, here's the actual reunion part, both with brothers sisters and cousins but also with my wife and youngest daughter who finally made it!
Family Reunion, Part 2
Spoiler Alert: Yes, Sarah and Lucia will make it. Not yet, but Lucia gets better and, somehow, Southwest Airlines does an amazing job letting us late-cancel their original tickets and rebook.
Spoiler Alert: Yes, Sarah and Lucia will make it. Not yet, but Lucia gets better and, somehow, Southwest Airlines does an amazing job letting us late-cancel their original tickets and rebook.
January 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Family Reunion, Part 2
Spoiler Alert: Yes, Sarah and Lucia will make it. Not yet, but Lucia gets better and, somehow, Southwest Airlines does an amazing job letting us late-cancel their original tickets and rebook.
Spoiler Alert: Yes, Sarah and Lucia will make it. Not yet, but Lucia gets better and, somehow, Southwest Airlines does an amazing job letting us late-cancel their original tickets and rebook.
Family Reunion, Part 1.
The Masons (grandkids on down from Charles and Elizabeth Mason, my grandparents on my dad's side) planned a reunion in Hilo, where my dad was born, to end 2024 and begin the New Year.
The Masons (grandkids on down from Charles and Elizabeth Mason, my grandparents on my dad's side) planned a reunion in Hilo, where my dad was born, to end 2024 and begin the New Year.
January 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Family Reunion, Part 1.
The Masons (grandkids on down from Charles and Elizabeth Mason, my grandparents on my dad's side) planned a reunion in Hilo, where my dad was born, to end 2024 and begin the New Year.
The Masons (grandkids on down from Charles and Elizabeth Mason, my grandparents on my dad's side) planned a reunion in Hilo, where my dad was born, to end 2024 and begin the New Year.
As we close out the calendar, I find myself nothing but grateful: grateful for my family, my friends, the people of my state.
I'm grateful for everyone who helped me come out to every county here with a poetry event, grateful to the new puppy, to all the writers I've been lucky enough to work with.
I'm grateful for everyone who helped me come out to every county here with a poetry event, grateful to the new puppy, to all the writers I've been lucky enough to work with.
December 29, 2024 at 4:37 PM
As we close out the calendar, I find myself nothing but grateful: grateful for my family, my friends, the people of my state.
I'm grateful for everyone who helped me come out to every county here with a poetry event, grateful to the new puppy, to all the writers I've been lucky enough to work with.
I'm grateful for everyone who helped me come out to every county here with a poetry event, grateful to the new puppy, to all the writers I've been lucky enough to work with.
Breaking News: Kopiko is terrified of the vet's office and tried to hide in my coat. (And, no, just because I only have a few days left as State Poet, I am not switching over to an All-Puppy channel, there will still be poetry news. Sometimes.)
December 26, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Breaking News: Kopiko is terrified of the vet's office and tried to hide in my coat. (And, no, just because I only have a few days left as State Poet, I am not switching over to an All-Puppy channel, there will still be poetry news. Sometimes.)
I finally made it to Walt Disney World, thanks to having great friends Monica London and Mark London to guide me!
Though I prefer the whole Disneyland area's walkability, it was fun to see new rides and different versions of the rides I know.
Though I prefer the whole Disneyland area's walkability, it was fun to see new rides and different versions of the rides I know.
December 17, 2024 at 4:11 PM
I finally made it to Walt Disney World, thanks to having great friends Monica London and Mark London to guide me!
Though I prefer the whole Disneyland area's walkability, it was fun to see new rides and different versions of the rides I know.
Though I prefer the whole Disneyland area's walkability, it was fun to see new rides and different versions of the rides I know.
Some days all you have to offer the world is puppy pictures. So, well, here's a puppy picture:
December 6, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Some days all you have to offer the world is puppy pictures. So, well, here's a puppy picture:
Kopiko would like to wish you a Happy Digestion Night!
November 29, 2024 at 4:05 AM
Kopiko would like to wish you a Happy Digestion Night!
What do I have to add to your day? This.
November 26, 2024 at 3:32 AM
What do I have to add to your day? This.
On the plus side, we have an owl come back to watch us this year. Some Novembers, we get an Owen Julius (so named by my daughters, each gave the owl one name (a diplomatic way of saying they each had a name and fought about it)). It's a little magic (the owl, not the fighting children).
November 21, 2024 at 11:40 PM
On the plus side, we have an owl come back to watch us this year. Some Novembers, we get an Owen Julius (so named by my daughters, each gave the owl one name (a diplomatic way of saying they each had a name and fought about it)). It's a little magic (the owl, not the fighting children).
I have some good news to share: My wife tried these and she hates them.
(Which means every bag in the house is mine, all mine)
(Which means every bag in the house is mine, all mine)
November 16, 2024 at 8:34 PM
I have some good news to share: My wife tried these and she hates them.
(Which means every bag in the house is mine, all mine)
(Which means every bag in the house is mine, all mine)