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J MATTHEW WATERS was born on November 13, 1961 in Rock Island, Illinois, and grew up across the Mississippi in Davenport, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa In 1984 with a B.A. in English. His first collection of poetry, "Five Hundred Pieces," was published in 1997. His second collection, "In the Middle of Somewhere," was released as a Kindle edition in 2011. In 2013, he published "101 Chances," in both Kindle and paperback editions. His latest collection entitled "Forty-Five Revolutions per Minute" was released in December, 2015. A resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa since 1993, he is employed in the financial services industry. He and his wife, Norma Jean, have been together for over 30 years and have four grown children. You can f ...more

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	The Poets Symphony: Verses, Melodies, and Lyrical Poems by Tara Caribou (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.P. Christopher (Goodreads Author), Amittras Pal 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fevers of the Mind Poetry Digest Issue 2: In Memoriam by Fevers of the Mind Poetry Digest, David L. O'Nan (Goodreads Author) (Editor/contributor), Hillesha O'Nan (Editor/photographer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A man is nothing without dreams. A man is called idiot while he dreams. Whatever he does, he'll be judged and thrown away from the circle of clowns. And yet he needs acceptance and security from sick society, which is discriminatory far too often. But a man is blinded by other people opinions. He wants to fly and they say, “You moron, you can't do that, it's forbidden, it's stupid.” And a man gives up on his dreams.”
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