The Plunge

Matthew Robinson’s collection The Plunge features 120 poems about love, loss, life, nature, and other topics. The poems include free writes as well as 28 other poetic forms.While some poems focus on the minutiae of life, such as ‘The Bee’ and ‘Butterfly’, others take you around the world, such as ‘Forever in Mozambique’ and ‘Antarctica’.There are deep and profound life lessons offered within, but also songs of love sung across the pages. These are Robinson’s favorites amongst his poems, written over more than five years!

Matthew Robinson is Professor of Government and Justice Studies at Appalachian State University. He is author of more than 20 books in his academic disciplines of criminology and criminal justice. Robinson has been writing poetry for more than five years, and he has written more than 2,000 poems! His poetry appears in various outlets including, most recently, Silent Spring and Raven’s Perch.