Matthew covers many interesting topics in his poetry that seem to share the common cause of finding one's identity. Whether it is reflecting nature as in his poem “Summit” or going through a huge physical and psychological change as in “Snow 2”. Matthew has a talent for using both visual and tactile imagery in his poems. He uses striking imagery and interesting metaphors which can be seen especially in “Desert Snow Globe”. Through these strong images and metaphors, Matthew easily avoids clichés in his writing. In your revisions, I would suggest paying attention to the amount of conjunctions used, such as “and,” which are sometimes unnecessary and distract a bit from the imagery of the poem. Matthew's line breaks are successful in his poems, however, I feel that playing with stanzas to add a little more structure to some of his poems might be helpful and perhaps help the reader break down the poem a little easier while reading. The strongest poem in Matthew's Package that I heard was "Snow 2." The occasion of the poem is transformation, although the type of transformation depends on the reader. The poem describes the gradual transformation of the first-person speaker into a type of creature. The first two times I read the poem, I thought the transformation was literal, almost cliché, in the way it described a transformation from werewolf to vampire. However, upon rereading the poem, as the first-person narrator goes through transformation due to the actions of another, I felt that the transformation could also be a metaphor. The use of a physically unreal and impossible transformation to describe an emotional/psychological transformation. When we are with a person for a long time, sometimes we tend to pick up some of his mannerisms, ... middle of the paper ... of my poetry. Again, in your revisions, I would suggest paying attention to the amount of conjunctions used, such as “and,” which are sometimes unnecessary and distract a bit from the imagery of the poem. Matthew's line breaks are successful in his poems, however, I feel that playing with stanzas to add a little more structure to some of his poems might be helpful and perhaps help the reader break down the poem a little easier while reading. I think Matthew might benefit from looking at how Rosa Alcala uses line breaks in her work, particularly in “Metropolis” and “Homeland.” I also think Matthew might consider looking at CA Conrad poems like “Signal and Sway” as well as “An exorcism for the hell of it” to perhaps add more or liberal use of the stanzas and breaks of line in his poetry. Overall, I really enjoyed his portfolio and look forward to reading some of his work in the future!