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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalJoachim Matschoss was born in Germany and now lives in Melbourne/Australia. He is a playwright, poet and Theatre-maker. His Theatre Company, ‘Backyard Theatre Ensemble (BYTE)’ presents diverse pieces of theatre all across Melbourne/ Australia and internationally. Joachim has created theatre in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, India, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Hungary, Taiwan, Switzerland and China. Joachim’s poetry is published in Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and the USA. Joachim published a travel journal in Australia (Away with me) and a novel in theRead More...
Joachim Matschoss was born in Germany and now lives in Melbourne/Australia. He is a playwright, poet and Theatre-maker. His Theatre Company, ‘Backyard Theatre Ensemble (BYTE)’ presents diverse pieces of theatre all across Melbourne/ Australia and internationally.
Joachim has created theatre in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, India, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Hungary, Taiwan, Switzerland and China.
Joachim’s poetry is published in Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and the USA.
Joachim published a travel journal in Australia (Away with me) and a novel in the USA (Dead River Oaks). A book about theatre and travel (Rain Overnight) has been published in India.
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…the time that lies ahead of him grows shorter. the rearview mirror has been cleaned and he can see his younger self, but he cannot hear him. the words he once had spoken are transcribed by memory, unvoiced…
A book of memory, of a life and of our time.
- PHILIP KAVAN
The process of reading these new poems is to re-experience what the past feels like. It is a strangely moving little book, true and dignified.
- LAURA GRAHAM
…the time that lies ahead of him grows shorter. the rearview mirror has been cleaned and he can see his younger self, but he cannot hear him. the words he once had spoken are transcribed by memory, unvoiced…
A book of memory, of a life and of our time.
- PHILIP KAVAN
The process of reading these new poems is to re-experience what the past feels like. It is a strangely moving little book, true and dignified.
- LAURA GRAHAM
Matschoss understands that the language of intimacy between humans extends to interactions with landscape, history, animals, and weather.
- ANTHONY LAWRENCE
Every now and then the poet turns his gaze upon himself evoking places he has been and moments he has lived.
- ANDREW BOVELL
I am mesmerized by the intimacy the poems capture in these lyrical scenarios.
- THOMAS KELLOGG
Joachim Matschoss offers a hope and acknowledgement of life's beauty and of the resilience of love and youth.
- JILLIAN CAMPANA
There is nothing that can’t be found in poetry.
- MAX REISER
“The unifying factor of this delightful collection is that they are all ‘stolpersteine’ – memories or small glimpses that make us stop and look or listen. The poems range from the huge and challenging – like the importance of remembering the names of holocaust victims, and glimpses of the impact of an abusive priest; to poignant memories of parents and grandparents; to the exquisite glimpses of everyday pleasures – ‘jazz in the morning’, childr
“The unifying factor of this delightful collection is that they are all ‘stolpersteine’ – memories or small glimpses that make us stop and look or listen. The poems range from the huge and challenging – like the importance of remembering the names of holocaust victims, and glimpses of the impact of an abusive priest; to poignant memories of parents and grandparents; to the exquisite glimpses of everyday pleasures – ‘jazz in the morning’, children playing under a water hydrant, waiting for Spring – to the many ironic images of life during COVID. They all remind us of the importance of remembering, as well as the pleasure derived from ‘looking at and listening to’ ordinary events and images.”
– Karen Throssell, poet
“This is poetry abundant with life. Joachim Matschoss gifts us with detail that surprises and startles, intensifying the pathos and horror, the joy and beauty of the collection. It is visceral poetry: smells, texture and unusual juxtaposition of images and verbs heighten the immediacy of every scenario. Music of popstars and birdsong, concertos and jazz enhance the poems from the world we inhabit. Memories of loss and horror filter through the poems of pleasure and wonder. This collection is a clarion call to remember and respect while dancing in the delight Joachim Matschoss presents to us in many of these poems.”
– Anne Gleeson, poet
“From haunting considerations of history to examinations of recent disconnect and gentle portraits of the everyday, Matschoss’ latest collection is an evocative of the things we see when we take the time to look.”
– Gabriel Bergmoser, novelist and playwright
On Sidewalk Theatre:
“I have been led through familiar cities, glimpsed moments from the lives of strangers and caught fragments of their overheard conversations. But these are more than poetic snapshots of contemporary life. These poems are imbued with disdain for privilege and compassion for those without it. Every now and then, the poet turns his gaze upon himself, evoking places he has been and moments he has lived. This juxtaposition betwe
On Sidewalk Theatre:
“I have been led through familiar cities, glimpsed moments from the lives of strangers and caught fragments of their overheard conversations. But these are more than poetic snapshots of contemporary life. These poems are imbued with disdain for privilege and compassion for those without it. Every now and then, the poet turns his gaze upon himself, evoking places he has been and moments he has lived. This juxtaposition between the lives of strangers and the deeply personal captures something very true about travelling, and about living. Through the lives of strangers, we are reminded of past intimacies and the things and people we have lost.”
Andrew Bovell, playwright, Australia.
“In theatre, each character you meet is teetering on the edge of catastrophe. This is a collection of poems about the dangers of that precipice, but it is not the characters in the poems scattered all over the world whom you fear for the most. It is the one sitting behind the words who, sometimes, shockingly, shows itself above the parapets and makes your ‘fat red heart’ break.”
Tom Holloway, playwright, Australia.
On dew on mornings. past:
“Joachim Matschoss’ new collection speaks to the collective and timely fear and isolation many of us feel, but he also offers hope and acknowledgement of life’s beauty and of the resilience of love and youth. The depth of imagery, a wide range of issues and disparate stories that populate dew on mornings. past gives readers time to pause and reflect and to rest in between the chaos.”
Jillian Campana, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
American University in Cairo
I have been led through familiar cities, glimpsed moments from the lives of strangers and caught fragments of their overheard conversations. But these are more than poetic snapshots of contemporary life. These poems are imbued with disdain for privilege and compassion for those without it. Every now and then the poet turns his gaze upon himself evoking places he has been and moments he has lived. This juxtaposition between the lives of strangers and the deeply
I have been led through familiar cities, glimpsed moments from the lives of strangers and caught fragments of their overheard conversations. But these are more than poetic snapshots of contemporary life. These poems are imbued with disdain for privilege and compassion for those without it. Every now and then the poet turns his gaze upon himself evoking places he has been and moments he has lived. This juxtaposition between the lives of strangers and the deeply personal captures something very true about travelling, and about living. Through the lives of strangers, we are reminded of past intimacies and the things and people we have lost.
Andrew Bovell, playwright, Australia.
In theatre each character you meet is teetering on the edge of catastrophe. This is a collection of poems about the dangers of that precipice, but it is not the characters in the poems scattered all over the world whom you fear for the most. It is the one sitting behind the words who, sometimes, shockingly, shows itself above the parapets and makes your ‘fat red heart’ break.
Tom Holloway, playwright, Australia.
I am mesmerized by the intimacy the poems capture in these lyrical scenarios. It is as though I am eavesdropping on these characters’ most private thoughts and ways of being.
Thomas Kellogg, playwright, USA.
The haiku that punctuate Joachim Matschoss' travels work as luminous mile-markers, cryptic road signs and legends on maps that trail off into myth and legend.
Matschoss understands that the language of intimacy between humans extends to interactions with landscape, history, animals and weather. These haiku find the sum of their many parts in a palpable immediacy and longing.
- Anthony L
The haiku that punctuate Joachim Matschoss' travels work as luminous mile-markers, cryptic road signs and legends on maps that trail off into myth and legend.
Matschoss understands that the language of intimacy between humans extends to interactions with landscape, history, animals and weather. These haiku find the sum of their many parts in a palpable immediacy and longing.
- Anthony Lawrence
Matschoss devotes himself to an ancient art form that captures the moment before it escapes, and he does it with humour, insight, whimsy, a keen ear, and a sharp eye. In publishing so many haikus, he shares his unique take on the world. Reading them, you may be inspired to create and share yours.
- Arnold Zable
Travels with Myself is a perfect title for this brilliant Haiku collection by theatre-maker, poet and playwright, Joachim Matschoss. A busy life is hauled back again and again to quiet moments – to pictures in rich words.
- Irish poet, Terry McDonagh
What is never lost in Travels with Myself is the primacy of experience and the direct way of finding its expression. These haikus are clear-eyed, meditative and full of surprises.
- Frank Rullow
This book is a phantasmagoria of words beautifully crafted to engage the senses of the reader. As one turns each page, words fall into place, and the journey begins through the neon-lit streets of the poet’s mind. He entices us into his reality festooned with irony, futility and an acceptance of life with all its surprises. Truly a travel book for those that rarely leave or have never left home even when they travel.
- Mark Ulyseas
Joachim Matschoss is a highly professional and creative theatre practitioner, artist, writer and teacher. I have watched him work with students of mine and both they and I have found his work inspirational and challenging.
-Mark Eckersley
Joachim is a theatre director with much finesse who creates student performances which focus on 'real' young people issues. Not only does he create these works but he inevitably takes them on int
Joachim Matschoss is a highly professional and creative theatre practitioner, artist, writer and teacher. I have watched him work with students of mine and both they and I have found his work inspirational and challenging.
-Mark Eckersley
Joachim is a theatre director with much finesse who creates student performances which focus on 'real' young people issues. Not only does he create these works but he inevitably takes them on intercontinental tours and thus touches many people of different cultures through his outstanding and exciting work.
-Mike Pasternak
Joachim Matschoss is a talented and inspiring teacher and director of theatre, He is also an accomplished playwright and his work with young people through his work with his company BYTE is exemplary. He is passionate, dedicated and visionary.
-Peter Wilkins
Joachim Matschoss is gifted in so many ways: as Theatre Arts teacher and workshop leader he is second to none. He has written about twenty plays, ten books of poetry, prose, essays and critiques. I have also had the pleasure of working with him stage productions and, here again, he is an inspiration.
-Terry McDonagh
The boy was fascinated by theatre. He was intrigued by new places and by new journeys, from a very young age.
He was always full of mischievous ideas. His head was full of noises, and only the theatre could calm him, pull his restless mind into a single story, make him listen and give shape to his dreams. The boy loved everything about theatre, and even after sixty years, he still does.
The boy grew up cushioned by the voice of his father, which
The boy was fascinated by theatre. He was intrigued by new places and by new journeys, from a very young age.
He was always full of mischievous ideas. His head was full of noises, and only the theatre could calm him, pull his restless mind into a single story, make him listen and give shape to his dreams. The boy loved everything about theatre, and even after sixty years, he still does.
The boy grew up cushioned by the voice of his father, which was wrapped around vowels and consonants and arranged in fascinating configurations.
When he was very small, his father often read stories to him, and the words quickly left the page and became people – people with faces, bodies and unique voices; people that cared and wanted to do good; people that were happy. When the people had a blue day, his father’s voice, and his hand gently stroking the boy’s head, made sure that many soothing colors would be just around the corner. The boy loved those moments and loved those stories because they were akin to little plays, performed just for him.
Explore the wonderful world of a creative mind through the pages of Rain Overnight.
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