show notes 28 december

Words:
allen ginsberg. first party at ken kesey’s. holy soul jelly roll: poems & songs

dorothy parker. one perfect rose, resume, afternoon. poetry speaks

elizabeth bishop. varick street. voice of the poet

howard nemerov. the war in the air. audio archive anthology

james wright. a blessing. century of recorded poetry

janet kuypers. death takes many forms.

janet kuypers. princess diana 1 year later. Death Comes in Threes

jonathan chin. D2O heavy water. I quake

leslie scalapino. delay series. WAY

margaret atwood. the animals in that country. caedmon poetry collection

nikki giovanni. when gamble & huff ruled. nikki giovanni poetry collection

quincy troupe. the day duke raised. audio archive anthology

urknee & bjurton. paintbrushes smack to the table. live at AV sound space

wallace stevens. the idea of order at key west. caedmon poetry collection

Music:
amy denio. tasogare. tasogare

gregory taylor. voiceband jilt _b. voiceband jilt

gregory taylor. voiceband jilt _c. voiceband jilt

pawel grabowski. but i’m not. the beautiful schizophonic

russell thorne. coherent obsession. clause larva pieces

show notes 21 december

Words:
adrienne rich. integrity. voice of the poet

janet kuypers. weren’t even married. cycle of life

kurt kroncke. crust of my working day. kronkaphone

linda gregg. chosen by the lion. academy of american poets anthology

lisa gill, kurt heyl. ginger. mortar & pestle

may swenson. i look at my hand. academy of american poets anthology

muriel rukeyser. poem. five american women

muriel rukeyser. waiting for icarus. poetry speaks

pete brown. reckless, job, television. the not forgotten association

sekou (tha misfit). the lesson. afrodeezyackz

sylvia plath. point shirley. voice of the poet

talaam acey. my prison (life). underground heavy

taylor mali. difference between left and wrong. difference between left and wrong

taylor mali. love at the 12-step meeting. difference between left and wrong

william s. burroughs. dream work. first thought best thought

Music:
david toop, max eastley. Hydrophone, metallophone. new and rediscovered musical instruments

rick cox. Beige, maria fallaing away. maria falling away

roger eno. Palimpsest, somewhere above. flatlands

terry riley. rainbow in curved air. rainbow in curved air

show notes 14 december

Words:
charles bukowski. the first thing I remember. charles bukowski uncensored

ezra pound. mauberley. ezra pound reads

gwendolyn brooks. the near johannesburg boy. our souls have grown deep

janet kuypers. my dead daughter. cycle of life

jonathan chin. city standing. I quake

lisa gill, kurt heyl. st. john’s wort. mortar & pestle

lisa jarnot. they. ring of fire and black dog songs

lucille clifton. lucy part 6. our souls have grown deep

michael cirelli. vinyl. best of berkeley slam

nazelah jamison. my love. best of berkeley slam

stephen ausherman, hideki kanno. the third maria. the bernheim sessions

tom raworth. translation. no hard feelings: for steve lacy

urknee & bjurton. bad gramma man. round 2K3

Music:
brian eno. fixed ratio harmonic bells. bell studies for clock of the long now

john luther adams. dark wind. adams cox fink fox

michael jon fink. thread of summer. adams cox fink fox

Vlor. wires. a fire is meant for burning

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Playlist 7 december

Words:
buddy wakefield. my town. run on anything

janet kuypers. my mother. cycle of life

lisa gill & kurt heyl. apache plume, bilberry, alfalfa, aloe. mortar & pestle

lisa jarnot. black dog song, elmslie blake pastoral, gang angles, hockey night in canada. poems from ring of fire and black dog songs

queen sheba. hate crimes. I confess….

robert creeley, steve swallow. later. so there

stephen ausherman & hideki kanno. they day they decided, hitchhiking in oklahoma. the bernheim sessions

thick girl. crush. thick girl: the album

tom raworth & peter brotzmann. oxbow VI/2, death to a star. no hard feelings (for steve lacy)

urknee & bjurton russell. mask & truth. free gin & tonic poets

Music:
Expo 70. live at infrasonic. july 18 2004

harold budd. distant lights of olancha recede. by the dawn’s early light

warren burt. the animation of lists. the animation of lists

Words with music

Many years ago I picked up a vinyl LP called “Poetry Readings in the Cellar” with Kenneth Rexroth and Lawrence Ferlinghetti (since re-released on CD). The sets were recorded in San Francisco in 1958. In one case the band provided musical accompaniment as the poet read; in the other, the band and the poet took turns in a kind of call-and-response.

This week’s WordSalad will explore how contemporary poets use music in their work. We’ll hear tracks from:
Robert Creeley and Steve Swallow, So There
Lisa Jarnot, Poems from Ring of Fire and Black Dog Songs
Tom Raworth & Peter Brotzman, No Hard Feelings: For Steve Lacy
Lisa Gill & Kurt Heyl, Mortar & Pestle
Stephen Ausherman + Hideki Kanno, The Bernheim Sessions

These CDs work well as a set. Each poet uses music in very different ways.