From Hearing Voices
| Part of the Wandering Jew stories series
| 00:03:36
Producers: Barrett Golding

Carl Sandburg reads poems and talks poetry, to the (original) music of Skyward.
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Review of What is Poetry?This is a great poem, deeply rooted in the traditions of spoken words poets such as Saul Williams, Jessica Care Moore, and Beau Sia. |
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Review of What is Poetry?This is good for what it is, which is basically music. I would rather hear more Sandburg and less music. I guess I'm more interested in information. |
(Original music performed for this radio piece by Skyward)
Deborah Astley
Posted on March 27, 2005 at 06:07 AM | Permalink
Review of What is Poetry?
When this piece plays on a public radio station, the radio spectrum will be used for what it was originally intended. Golding has taken air and shaped it into art with words and music. He blends the music of Skyward's hypnotic blues guitar with the words of Sandburg. Especially well captured is Sandburg's haunting "Night Bells." The listener is drawn in immediately by the rhythm of the music and the words weaving in and out together. A total experience if one relaxes and listens. Well done piece. This piece would play well at any time of the year, but, of course, is especially apropos for April.