Well, the great thing for me about poetry is that in good poems the dislocation of words, that is to say, the distance between what they say they're saying and what they are actually saying is at its greatest. Harry Mathews dislocationdistancegood share on social
My idea was to go to Vienna to study conducting and perhaps play in an orchestra first, so I thought before I got to Vienna I could do with a little training in Paris. Harry Mathews conductideaorchestra Change image and share on social
I graduated in 1952 and went to Europe, with Niki and our first child Laura, who was then a year old. Harry Mathews childeuropegraduate Change image and share on social
My next project is to get back to that. Actually, to learn how to write poetry. I'm not kidding. Harry Mathews backkidlearn Change image and share on social
When Niki and I moved to Paris, there was also the challenge of Paris, an extremely daunting city. Harry Mathews challengecitydaunt Change image and share on social
After the navy, I transferred to Harvard and finished there. I was there the spring term of 1951 and I stayed through the summer term and a whole other year, so I was able to do two years in a little less than a year and a half. Harry Mathews finishhalfharvard share on social
I'd been brought up on the Upper East Side in a WASP society, which was death on crutches. Harry Mathews bringcrutchdeath Change image and share on social
It has always been something I could do, and it may seem odd that in my case I seem to create an interesting narrative and frustrate the reader's opportunities to follow it at every step. Harry Mathews casecreatefollow Change image and share on social
My Life in CIA is the first time that I've ever written a story in my own name. Harry Mathews ciahavelife Change image and share on social
