Joachim Matschoss: Away With Me
Hardcover and paperback, 353 pages
Published by PenFolk Publishing, Blackburn 2008
ISBN: 978 1 875894 71 0

AWAY WITH ME

Joachim Matschoss 'Away with me' is a literary journal.The writing is evocative, lively, thought provoking and captivating. Matschoss takes the reader on a journey through time, place and imagination and it is a pleasure to follow the desire lines of his thoughts. The beginning of the journal prepares the reader for the journey upon which she or he is about to embark and the ending is surprisingly satisfying. In between is a feast of sensory detail which makes the reader feel that she or he is right there with you. The combination of historical information about the places the writer visits, his personal reflections and the sensory descriptions keep the reader interested and turning page after page. (Martha Lovette)

The literary journal Away With Me is no ordinary account of the author´s travels. Poetry and snippets of prose stand next to short stories of the everyday moments, the little idiosyncrasies, the people you meet on the road. Matschoss writes with the meditative attention that is needet when visiting places that once were home and in a way still are to be called foreign. (Lukas Drihy)

The most distinctive features in Matschoss´ new poems are their beautiful clarity and the sense of stillness.(Campbell Connors)

From the book:
1965.
When I was little my family and I often went on holidays together. We drove for what seemed like forever and I remember that never in the history of family outings have children asked the question: "Are we there yet?" with more gusto, more justification than my brothers and I on these trips.Windows had to stay shut even though it was stinking hot in that car because my mother's hair-doo wouldn't have survived even a little breeze. And there was no air conditioning in those days. We drove and drove and listened to country songs.
'Don't fence me in', was one of them. A metaphor for later life.