Categories
Random Posts
- A Prayer for Kurtis CummingsSay a prayer for old Kurtis Cummings: went out in his rowboat and got lost out at sea. Left his wife and two young children …
- I Cannot Speak: rondeauI cannot speak of what I’ve seen: the smell of bleach is on those scenes, and faintly, on each memory’s breath, a subtle scent of …
- Ah, New Orleans: a villanelleThe air is thick with history, with years of sweat and toil. Old ghosts play hide and seek in sheets that show more recent use; …
- A Prayer for Kurtis Cummings
Recent Comments
- Irene on Some ancient affirmations
- Rekha on No More Sad Weepings of Regret
- Novena on Wake Up: sonetto rispetto
- John on On the Veranda: serenade
Subscribe
Join 298 other subscribersMeta
Tag Archives: popular music
Sing Another Song
Sing another song: don’t make it too long, make sure it’s nice and strong so we all can sing along. Sing another one when the first one is done; we’ve only just begun having fun. Sing something that makes us … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged audiences, live music, popular music, repetition, singing, songs
Leave a comment
Pop Charts
You wanna make it on the pop charts Shrink-wrapped and sold just like a pop tart Well, let me tell you: better get smart it doesn’t matter if you’ve got heart It doesn’t matter what you’re saying and you don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged art, creativity, disillusion, music, music business, pointlessness, popular music, radio
Leave a comment