Sounds recorded during summer (and tiptoeing into autumn):
(1 November 2022)
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Sweetness and light (a poem)
Thanks to the interwebs, I got to see and hear most of Lush’s in-studio performance on KCRW this morning as it happened. It also happens to be a sunny day in my neck of the woods.
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Nothing is more broken than this (a poem)
Strayed from the challenge again yesterday, after not having written anything for a few days—or so I thought. After posting, I remembered that this poem includes overheard conversation (the bit about the generals)…
Sinistrata (a poem)
National Poetry Writing Month, Day #16
Today’s napowrimo.net prompt is to answer a questionnaire about a place (real or imagined), then write a poem based on one or more of the answers. I ended up writing about my immediate surroundings—more specifically, in the context of my decision to make this what I call a ‘quiet day’. That means no unnecessary conversation, and no devices whose purpose includes producing sound (e.g., telephone, stereo, TV).
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Whistles and buzzes (A poem)
A noisy breather sat next to me at last night’s open mic…
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State of Mind—December 16, 1992 (A poem)
This morning, I have been listening to a mixtape I made in December of 1992…
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The meeting has begun (A poem)
Yesterday afternoon…
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Waiting for someone outside the door at the end of the hallway (A poem)
A scene from last night’s activities…
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Dance 2 Noise 005 (a poem)
Written while listening to a Japanese artist’s cover of Culture Club’s ‘Miss Me Blind’ on a rainy, slightly blustery evening…
Ordinary Average Thoughts 