Category: poetry
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The Celebration
A poem written after waking up to the sound of coyotes.
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Keeping Watch
A poem written about fatherhood.
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Swimming (in my mind)
How to navigate the complex relationships between personal history and narratives, memory, and now? “Swimming,” is a mindful acknowledgement of this conundrum.
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Accidental Vampire
One night in early July, after banging my head against a different song project for a couple of hours without any success, i started flipping through my journal and found the opening line to this tune. A few hours later after a bit of guitar noodling and some inspired moments on a long walk, Accidental…
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The Invitation
I came back to watch the glowing magenta lift off, hungover with grief and hungry to feel loved.
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The Roller Coaster
The Roller Coaster is the first song I’ve written in many years, and it’s become one of my favorites to play and sing.
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Not now, but soon
Four nights ago I heard the sweet call of fantastic vision. Hope of a life well-lived and uniquely played …
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The Pilgrimage & The Presence
A poem written as the sun rose over Lake Michigan in downtown Chicago.
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Giving Beyond Myself
The lump—that deep twist in my gut. I am holding too tight, even as I let go. Scooping out my melon of a belly, emptying it of everything, including hunger.