and the crosses
of column and cloud
hold on shoulders knifethin
the masterpiece,
opened space:
it is all buried in gold
Matt Aucoin is an English concentrator in Kirkland House. His thesis is a collection of poems entitled Aftermusic. He is also a composer and conductor; his opera Hart Crane is currently playing on the mainstage. Next year, Matt will be working at the Metropolitan Opera, studying composition at Juilliard, and music-directing the new orchestra/opera company in residence at the Peabody Essex Museum.