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Voice

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Antonia Matthew reads "Poetry Reading in a gallery," "Art in the pulmonary disease waiting room," "Voice," and "Desert under a Full Moon."

“We can inhabit each other’s lives just by reading a poem aloud.” – Ada Limon

Antonia Matthew grew up in England during World War II and has lived in Bloomington, Indiana since 1968. She has been a member of the writing group "Five Women Poets" since 1974, which has published three chapbooks and one CD.

She has published a chapbook, Journey, and written a play, Antonia’s Home Front, a transatlantic audio theater co-production of Political Art, London and the Writers Guild of Bloomington. It premiered on WFHB’s Fireside Theatre, October 9th, 2022. Antonia is a member of the Bloomington Writers Guild.