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Missing in Me and Other Plays

By: Joachim Matschoss

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Joachim Matschoss is a highly professional and creative theatre practitioner, artist, writer and teacher. I have watched him work with students of mine and both they and I have found his work inspirational and challenging. - Mark Eckersley Joachim is a theatre director with much finesse who creates student performances which focus on ‘real’ young people issues. Not only does he create these works but he inevitably takes them on intercontinental tours and thus touches many people of different cultures through his outstanding and exciting work. - Mike Pasternak Joachim Matschoss is a talented and inspiring teacher and director of theatre, He is also an accomplished playwright and his work with young people through his work with his company BYTE is exemplary. He is passionate, dedicated and visionary. - Peter Wilkins Joachim Matschoss is gifted in so many ways: as Theatre Arts teacher and workshop leader he is second to none. He has written about twenty plays, ten books of poetry, prose, essays and critiques. I have also had the pleasure of working with him stage productions and, here again, he is an inspiration. - Terry McDonagh

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1947137638

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9781947137639

SIDEWALK THEATRE

By: Joachim Matschoss

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SIDEWALK THEATRE

By: Joachim Matschoss

I have been led through familiar cities, glimpsed moments from the lives of strangers and caught fragments of their overheard conversations. But these are more than poetic snapshots of contemporary life. These poems are imbued with disdain for privilege and compassion for those without it. Every now and then the poet turns his gaze upon himself evoking places he has been and moments he has lived. This juxtaposition between the lives of strangers and the deeply personal captures something very true about travelling, and about living. Through the lives of strangers, we are reminded of past intimacies and the things and people we have lost. Andrew Bovell, playwright, Australia. In theatre each character you meet is teetering on the edge of catastrophe. This is a collection of poems about the dangers of that precipice, but it is not the characters in the poems scattered all over the world whom you fear for the most. It is the one sitting behind the words who, sometimes, shockingly, shows itself above the parapets and makes your ‘fat red heart’ break. Tom Holloway, playwright, Australia. I am mesmerized by the intimacy the poems capture in these lyrical scenarios. It is as though I am eavesdropping on these characters’ most private thoughts and ways of being. Thomas Kellogg, playwright, USA.

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Notion Press

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1645871290

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9781645871293

Stolpersteine

By: Joachim Matschoss

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Stolpersteine

By: Joachim Matschoss

The unifying factor of this delightful collection is that they are all 'stolpersteine' – memories or small glimpses that make us stop and look or listen. The poems range from the huge and challenging – like the importance of remembering the names of holocaust victims, and glimpses of the impact of an abusive priest; to poignant memories of parents and grandparents; to the exquisite glimpses of everyday pleasures – 'jazz in the morning', children playing under a water hydrant, waiting for Spring – to the many ironic images of life during COVID. They all remind us of the importance of remembering, as well as the pleasure derived from ‘looking at and listening to’ ordinary events and images.” – Karen Throssell, poet “This is poetry abundant with life. Joachim Matschoss gifts us with detail that surprises and startles, intensifying the pathos and horror, the joy and beauty of the collection. It is visceral poetry: smells, texture and unusual juxtaposition of images and verbs heighten the immediacy of every scenario. Music of popstars and birdsong, concertos and jazz enhance the poems from the world we inhabit. Memories of loss and horror filter through the poems of pleasure and wonder. This collection is a clarion call to remember and respect while dancing in the delight Joachim Matschoss presents to us in many of these poems.” – Anne Gleeson, poet “From haunting considerations of history to examinations of recent disconnect and gentle portraits of the everyday, Matschoss’ latest collection is an evocative of the things we see when we take the time to look.” – Gabriel Bergmoser, novelist and playwright

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Notion Press

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ISBN 13

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Dead River Oaks

By: Joachim Matschoss

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Dead River Oaks

By: Joachim Matschoss

We hadn¿t planned that walk. We had never planned anything. It happened and other times it didn¿t. We had intended just to sit for a while, watch the birds dive or swoop across the surface, but somehow we started to discuss religion and politics, and as always I was the one listening and Karla talked. `I¿m sorry, Lisa. I guess it¿s because I rarely have a chance to talk. When I¿m with him I barely get the chance¿to talk.¿ Somewhere between Heidegger and the role of Lothar Späth in the collapse of the Christian Democrats-led government in one of the Southern states of Germany she told me, that she had recently dreamt of my hair and how much she would like to lift its thick mass off my shoulders, loved to touch its magnificence. I felt good, despite the awkward placement of this compliment, but before I could reply, a `thank you¿ on my lips, she began to talk about Martin and the blown light bulb in the study, which had annoyed him for a couple of days now. `Why don¿t you change it?¿ I said with a smile and was surprised that I had spoken. A love triangle leads to tragedy in this unconventional mystery. The story opens with the death of a woman named Karla. The police and the coroner agree that it was suicide, but suspicion abounds. Two people certainly had motivation to do Karla harm: Martin, her common-law husband, who harbors bitterness over the time he caught Karla in flagrante delicto with another man; and Lisa, a woman with whom Karla was having an affair. The story alternates between Martin's and Lisa's version of events before and after Karla's death. -Kirkus Discoveries

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iUniverse

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0595392040

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9780595392049

Missing in Me and Other Plays

By: Joachim Matschoss

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Rain Overnight

Travels in Asia

By: Joachim Matschoss

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Rain Overnight

Travels in Asia

By: Joachim Matschoss

The writing is evocative, lively, thought provoking and captivating. The reader is taken on a journey through time, place and imagination and it is a pleasure to follow Matschoss in his travels. The book is a feast of sensory detail which makes the reader feel that she or he is right there with the writer. The combination of information about the places visited, the personal reflections on theatre and the sensory descriptions keep the reader interested and turning page after page. Martha Lovette Joachim Matschoss displays a true traveler’s eye for what most other people are too busy to notice. Geoff Page Matschoss is a man whose world is a stage – and the people on it are his muses, his inspirations. The reader travels with the writer guided by the perception and clarity of the writing. Wendy O’Hanlon The boy was fascinated by theatre. He was intrigued by new places and by new journeys, from a very young age. He was always full of mischievous ideas. His head was full of noises, and only the theatre could calm him, pull his restless mind into a single story, make him listen and give shape to his dreams. The boy loved everything about theatre, and even after sixty years, he still does. The boy grew up cushioned by the voice of his father, which was wrapped around vowels and consonants and arranged in fascinating configurations. When he was very small, his father often read stories to him, and the words quickly left the page and became people – people with faces, bodies and unique voices; people that cared and wanted to do good; people that were happy. When the people had a blue day, his father’s voice, and his hand gently stroking the boy’s head, made sure that many soothing colors would be just around the corner. The boy loved those moments and loved those stories because they were akin to little plays, performed just for him. Explore the wonderful world of a creative mind through the pages of Rain Overnight.

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Notion Press

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194568853X

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9781945688539

Travels with Myself

Haikus from the Road

By: Joachim Matschoss

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Travels with Myself

Haikus from the Road

By: Joachim Matschoss

The haiku that punctuate Joachim Matschoss' travels work as luminous mile-markers, cryptic road signs and legends on maps that trail off into myth and legend. Matschoss understands that the language of intimacy between humans extends to interactions with landscape, history, animals and weather. These haiku find the sum of their many parts in a palpable immediacy and longing. - Anthony Lawrence Matschoss devotes himself to an ancient art form that captures the moment before it escapes, and he does it with humour, insight, whimsy, a keen ear, and a sharp eye. In publishing so many haikus, he shares his unique take on the world. Reading them, you may be inspired to create and share yours. - Arnold Zable Travels with Myself is a perfect title for this brilliant Haiku collection by theatre-maker, poet and playwright, Joachim Matschoss. A busy life is hauled back again and again to quiet moments – to pictures in rich words. - Irish poet, Terry McDonagh What is never lost in Travels with Myself is the primacy of experience and the direct way of finding its expression. These haikus are clear-eyed, meditative and full of surprises. - Frank Rullow This book is a phantasmagoria of words beautifully crafted to engage the senses of the reader. As one turns each page, words fall into place, and the journey begins through the neon-lit streets of the poet’s mind. He entices us into his reality festooned with irony, futility and an acceptance of life with all its surprises. Truly a travel book for those that rarely leave or have never left home even when they travel. - Mark Ulyseas

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Notion Press

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1643244027

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The Old World on Desire Lines

A Literary Journal

By: Joachim Matschoss

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The Old World on Desire Lines

A Literary Journal

By: Joachim Matschoss

Using both poetry and prose, author Joachim Matschoss exposes truths that turn tiny moments into revelations. He finds appreciation as he uncovers profound insights in common life experiences. Meet the variety of people that he encounters as he treks through Europe and Australia, and the discoveries he makes as a result. This literary journal is no ordinary account of the author's travels. Poetry and snippets of prose stand next to short stories about the everyday moments, the little idiosyncrasies, the people you meet on the road. Matschoss writes with the meditative attention that is needed when visiting places that seem foreign, but were once home, and in a way still are. - Lukas Drihy, poet/writer The most distinctive feature in Matschoss' new poems are their beautiful clarity and the sense of stillness. - Campbell Connors, poet/writer Joachim Matschoss is an accomplished teacher of theatre, and also writes plays and poetry.

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Strategic Book Publishing

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1609119703

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9781609119706

dew on mornings. Past

poems born from solitude

By: Joachim Matschoss

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dew on mornings. Past

poems born from solitude

By: Joachim Matschoss

On Sidewalk Theatre: “I have been led through familiar cities, glimpsed moments from the lives of strangers and caught fragments of their overheard conversations. But these are more than poetic snapshots of contemporary life. These poems are imbued with disdain for privilege and compassion for those without it. Every now and then, the poet turns his gaze upon himself, evoking places he has been and moments he has lived. This juxtaposition between the lives of strangers and the deeply personal captures something very true about travelling, and about living. Through the lives of strangers, we are reminded of past intimacies and the things and people we have lost.” Andrew Bovell, playwright, Australia. “In theatre, each character you meet is teetering on the edge of catastrophe. This is a collection of poems about the dangers of that precipice, but it is not the characters in the poems scattered all over the world whom you fear for the most. It is the one sitting behind the words who, sometimes, shockingly, shows itself above the parapets and makes your ‘fat red heart’ break.” Tom Holloway, playwright, Australia. On dew on mornings. past: “Joachim Matschoss’ new collection speaks to the collective and timely fear and isolation many of us feel, but he also offers hope and acknowledgement of life’s beauty and of the resilience of love and youth. The depth of imagery, a wide range of issues and disparate stories that populate dew on mornings. past gives readers time to pause and reflect and to rest in between the chaos.” Jillian Campana, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences American University in Cairo

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Notion Press

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1637146884

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9781637146880

SIDEWALK THEATRE

By: Joachim Matschoss

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1645871290

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Pt Platinum

Platinum-Group Metals: Isotopes, Atoms, Molecules, Clusters

By: Esther Belin,Yvette Cauchois,Joachim Wagner,Christiane Senemaud,Jean Blaise,Jean-Francois Wyart,Helmut Münzel

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Pt Platinum

Platinum-Group Metals: Isotopes, Atoms, Molecules, Clusters

By: Esther Belin,Yvette Cauchois,Joachim Wagner,Christiane Senemaud,Jean Blaise,Jean-Francois Wyart,Helmut Münzel

This volume describes the isotopes, atoms, atomic ions, molecules, and clusters of the six platinum group elements Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, and Pt. It starts with a compilation of the properties of the isotopes, followed by the description of the formation and separation of the radioactive isotopes. The chapters on the atoms and atomic ions deal with the configuration of the outer-shell electrons, manifested by optical terms and spectra, ionization energy, and electron affinity, as weil as with the energy levels of the inner-shell electrons, manifested by X-ray spectra and Auger electron spectra. The last section gives information on the formation and the physical properties of the plati num group molecules and clusters. Most of the contributions are written by extern al experts (for details, see the back of the titte page). One of the authors (Prof. Y. Cauchois) thanks Dr. M. Othmane for his constant and efficient cooperation in the treatment of the drafts and the checking of the proofs. Frankfurt am Main, January 1989 Dieter Koschel XI Table 0' Contents Page 1 Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, and Pt Isotopes 1.1 Introductory Remarks . . . . .

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3662093774

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Wood

A History

By: Joachim Radkau

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Wood

A History

By: Joachim Radkau

Ötzi the iceman could not do without wood when he was climbing his Alpine glacier, nor could medieval cathedral-builders or today's construction companies. From time immemorial, the skill of the human hand has developed by working wood, so much so that we might say that the handling of wood is a basic element in the history of the human body. The fear of a future wood famine became a panic in the 18th century and sparked the beginnings of modern environmentalism. This book traces the cultural history of wood and offers a highly original account of the connection between the raw material and the human beings who benefit from it. Even more, it shows that wood can provide a key for a better understanding of history, of the pecularities as well as the varieties of cultures, of a co-evolution of nature and culture, and even of the rise and fall of great powers. Beginning with Stone Age hunters, it follows the twists and turns of the story through the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution to the global society of the twenty-first century, in which wood is undergoing a varied and unexpected renaissance. Radkau is sceptical of claims that wood is about to disappear, arguing that such claims are self-serving arguments promoted by interest groups to secure cheaper access to, and control over, wood resources. The whole forest and timber industry often strikes the outsider as a world unto itself, a hermetically sealed black box, but when we lift the lid on this box, as Radkau does here, we will be surprised by what we find within. Wide-ranging and accessible, this rich historical analysis of one of our most cherished natural resources will find a wide readership.

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0745683614

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Travels with Myself

Haikus from the Road

By: Joachim Matschoss

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Haikus from the Road

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Thieves of Time

By: Joachim Matschoss

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Thieves of Time

By: Joachim Matschoss

These new poems stem from many parts of the world. They are snapshots of life-life raw and unveiled. Snatched moments in time... "With roots in both Europe and Australia, Joachim Matschoss displays a true traveler's eye for what most other people are too busy to notice. His mainly short poems have an imagistic sharpness of observation matched with a wry compassion. Many are relatively light-hearted. All are entertaining, one way or another. They will beguile readers who, like Matschoss, are prepared to pause for a while, perhaps over a pavement coffee, and work their way through this new collection." - Geoff Page "If you love words and their powerful imagery, then Matschoss is a writer that you should seek out. And don't just read this collection, go fossick for more of his treasures." - Wendy O'Hanlon "The poetry of Joachim Matschoss is so surprising, intelligent and seductive that very soon you find you do not want to miss a word of it." - Kevin Brophy "In cleanly sculpted lines, his acute and tender portraits are caught like sunlight on ripples of water as Matschoss evokes a vivid journey through the streets and bars of Europe. As he returns to his Melbourne home, caught between two worlds, his delicate haiku brush against the ache of loss." - Philip Casey

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Penfolk Publishing

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187589490X

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Book's by Joachim Matschoss

Missing in Me and Other Plays

Missing in Me and Other Plays

SIDEWALK THEATRE

SIDEWALK THEATRE

Stolpersteine

Stolpersteine

Dead River Oaks

Dead River Oaks

Missing in Me and Other Plays

Missing in Me and Other Plays

Rain Overnight

Rain Overnight

Travels with Myself

Travels with Myself

The Old World on Desire Lines

The Old World on Desire Lines

dew on mornings. Past

dew on mornings. Past

SIDEWALK THEATRE

SIDEWALK THEATRE

Pt Platinum

Pt Platinum

Wood

Wood

Travels with Myself

Travels with Myself

Thieves of Time

Thieves of Time

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