Some of us attend Branches Church in Bayside, CA. Some of us don’t. But this isn’t church. It’s poetry church– where we simply gather to hear one another, because listening is an act of love. And also because we like poems, and songs, and sometimes snacks.
About The Author
Matt Beard is an artist most known for his paintings that portray hundreds of locations across the length of the entire California coastline. He spends weeks at a time alone in his van traveling the state and looking for new vistas upon which to plant his easel. All that time on the road has really messed with his head, and so he’s taken to writing poetry as a way to cope with his increasing anxiety about parking tickets or overnight camping violations.