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The Sunday Poem is published weekly, and strives to include the poet reading their work.
Stephen C. Middleton reads his poem at its conclusion.
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CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Joe McPhee, 2004
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Future Retrospective Riffs
…………………….(for Joe McPhee)
Spanish & flourish
Intricacies of ‘Pablo’ & ‘A Future Retrospective’
Of ziggurat / Giralda …architecture
Polyphony – bebop & free
But / in the future / the transfers will be better
A cure will be available
&, for example, Frank Stokes’ birth date will be known for sure
& it will no longer be too soon to tell about the French Revolution.
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Listen to Stephen C. Middleton read his poem
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Stephen C. Middleton is a writer working in London, England. He has had five books published, and been in several anthologies. He was editor of Ostinato, a magazine of jazz and jazz related poetry. He has been published in magazines worldwide, including in the US, Australia, Canada, the UK, & mainland Europe.
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Listen to the 1982 recording of Joe McPhee playing “Pablo,” his composition dedicated to Pablo Picasso, Pablo Casals, and Pablo Neruda. [The Orchard]
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Click here for Joe McPhee’s Wikipedia page
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