In Deeper the Tropics, Broaddus proves to us that the mythic can be a local phenomenon. These poems are serious play; disciplined in their letting loose, practiced in their zooming through time and space, skilled in flipping through mask and persona to attend to the multitudinous appearances of the self. The language is full of surprise and cut and Broaddus challenges those who want to limit a poet to a single register. The sublime, the surreal, the humorous, the dark, the profound, the quotidian; Broaddus is attuned to them all. And, with only the generosity afforded by the poem, offers us an opportunity to do the same. To approach the self, to know what it is, we must 'Step into another world / with many ears to hear every song, / even the bad ones.' Broaddus shows us how.

Matt Broaddus is the author of Temporal Anomalies (Ricochet Editions, 2023) as well as the chapbooks Two Bolts (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2021) and Space Station (Letter [r] Press, 2018). His poetry has appeared in Annulet, Black Warrior Review, Changes Review, Denver Quarterly, Fence, Foundry, [PANK], Poetry Daily, and The Rumpus. He has received support for his writing in the form of fellowships from Cave Canem, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, and New York University. He has also received a scholarship from Community of Writers and an artist residency from Millay Arts. He earned his MFA in Creative Writing from New York University where he was a Writers in the Public Schools Fellow. He serves as Poetry Co-Editor for Okay Donkey Press. He also writes reviews and features for Publishers Weekly. He lives in Colorado and works at a public library.