Best American Poetry- Two poems by Lee Upton from "The Day Every Day Is"POLITICAL AMBITION A pig swallowing an entire apple tree then sleeping under covers Politics must be hard You can’t step into the same politics twice I take off my boots When I try to put them back on they won’t let me Politics is wearing them now Politics can always step into a victim twice Here’s Pharaoh here’s a basket and inside the basket is the death […]
- Willis Reed, Legendary Center of the World Champion N. Y. Knicks, RIP [by Stacey Harwood-Lehman]Basketball great Willis Reed spoke about his literacy project. David was eager to get his predictions for the upcoming Knicks season. In 2003, then chairman of the NEA Dana Gioia, invited David to join him in Washington for the annual Washington Book Festival, hosted by Laura Bush. It was a great event. Dana had even arranged for David's mom Anne to com […]
- WEDNESDAYS WITH DENISE: March 22, 2023Did you ever wonder who your favorite poet would be if she weren’t a poet? A rock star maybe? Here’s Anne Waldman (part Debra Harry and part Madonna) in a music video from 1982! I first heard about this on my favorite podcast Breaking Form (hosted by James Allen Hall and Aaron Smith) and now I’m hooked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHX-PU9SN8A And who c […]
- "It Might As Well Be Spring" [with Dick Haymes in 1972]Related StoriesShe Got Pinched in the Assss. . . tor Bar! [by Stacey Harwood]
- Two poems by Lee Upton from "The Day Every Day Is"
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Category Archives: Music
The Ancient Forest
A little something I put together to calm my mind. Perhaps it will have the same effect for others.
Sour Girl
A humble arrangement of mine of a Stone Temple Pilots tune that has been my favorite for years.
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Eleanor in the Snow
My rendition of Eleanor Rigby. A fitting mood for this quiet, snowy day in Virginia.
Coventry Carol
I offer a humble rendition of one of my all time favorite carols.
New Song (Farewell)
Here is a recent recording of an original song called “Farewell”. I submitted this as possible incidental music for the independent film title “Self-Inflicted”, created and directed by Monica Zinn. Don’t know if the song will make it to the … Continue reading
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Murmurs and Musings 