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What would you do if you knew the month of your death? How would you survive that month every year? How would you take advantage of your eleven months of immortality?
Reviews
“More so than most collections, these poems work as a unit, building a continuity of analysis that assumes the form of autobiography, the plot of a novel, and the impact of literary analysis.”
Midwest Book Review “He has a knack for creating unusual juxtapositions that startle the reader into a new awareness.”
Mary Banas “Almost a Memoir is an atypical perception of life and all the tricks under its sleeve.”
Carolina Restrepo
About the Author
M.C. Rydel lives in his native city of Chicago, worked for years as a Dean for the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and now teaches literature and creative writing at Loyola University Chicago. M.C. has published poems in a variety of journals and performed them at such iconic venues as Heirloom Books, Wicker Mic, the Elevator Sessions, In One Ear at the Heartland Café, and Flatts & Sharpe Music Company in Chicago, the Parkside Lounge in New York City, and Café Cavé in Paris.
Events
Chicago Artisan Market – Live Poetry Event
Celebrate Bastille Day at the Chicago Artisan Market in the Fulton Market District!
Find me there as a part of the Poems While You Wait Collective!
Book Signing and Poetry Readings
Featuring: M.C. Rydel & Aaron Baker & Heather McClellan When? 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm– Readings Begin at 2:15 pm Where? The Book Stall811 Elm
Open Mic Poetry Readings in Paris
When? 8:45 pm – Midnight Where? Café Cavé134 rue Marcadet 75018Métro Lamarck Caulaincourt (line 12)Paris, France