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The Sunday Poem  is published weekly, and strives to include the poet reading their work.

Geer Austin reads his poem at its conclusion.

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“Meditation,” a painting by James Brewer

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A Poem About Art

Your chair is a kitten chasing a bird.
Hans Brinker skates across
your living room.

One sculpture wears a hat.
The other sculpture has balls.
The grande dame (Nevelson) wears black.

On the big wall, a large painting
by an angry woman. Roses.
Out the window – mellow bricks.

On a pane, a small fingerprint.
On the street, a poet bangs
a drum and shouts. It’s all jazz.

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Listen to Geer Austin read his poem

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Geer Austin’s poetry has appeared in Poet Lore, Fjords Review, Main Street Rag, BlazeVOX, Neuro Logical Magazine and others, and his fiction has appeared in A/U Magazine, the podcast A Story Most Queer and elsewhere. He is the author of Cloverleaf, a poetry chapbook (Poets Wear Prada Press). He lives in New York City.

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Listen to the 1949 recording of pianist Lennie Tristano playing his composition “Wow,” with Lee Konitz (alto saxophone); Warne Marsh (tenor saxophone); Billy Bauer (guitar); Arnold Fishkin (bass); and Harold Granowsky (drums).  [Universal Music Group]

 

 

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