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The Sunday Poem is published weekly, and strives to include the poet reading their work.
J. Stephen Whitney reads his poem at its conclusion.
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Mariefize009, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Miles
scales peel from your swollen cheeks
snakes slip into the shade
your fingers webbed with silk
run swift as rivers
over the silver pistons
your lips are like rocks
smoothed by the grit
from muddy ponds
the end of your tongue
a dragonfly wing
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Listen to J. Stephen Whitney read his poem
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J. Stephen Whitney is a Portland writer who takes a strong approach to his creativity and has a genuine desire to write. His work has appeared in a wide variety of journals and anthologies. He looks to the spontaneity of jazz for creative inspiration.
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Listen to the 1966 recording of Miles Davis performing Wayne Shorter’s composition “Footprints,” with Davis (trumpet); Shorter (tenor saxophone); Herbie Hancock (piano); Ron Carter (bass); and Tony Williams (drums). [Columbia/Legacy]
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