Mike MatthewsMike Matthews is a professor, published poet, and artist. His two books are titled, Water of Joy, and Ashes, both published by Finishing Line Press. He lives with his family in a small city, Copperas Cove, in Texas. He teaches college English coursesincluding Creative Writing I Three Genre, Creative Writing II Novel Writing, and Literature for community college students in Killeen, Texas. He studied for his Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Poetry, in San Marcos, Texas, at Texas State, and he studied English, Music, and Fine Arts in undergrad school at the University of Texas at Austin. Mike Matthews' mediums include words, acrylics, oil pastels, and digital. After his classes are over and he is not busy revising or painting, Mike Matthews goes for walks to the pond in the park to practice listening for the whispers that manifest the moments of poetry and art. Read More Read Less