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“When We Saw Les Paul” — a poem by Carrie Magness Radna

June 4th, 2022

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photo by William Gottlieb/Library of Congress

Les Paul, c. 1947

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When We Saw Les Paul

Five years before Les Paul died
my new beau from New York City
took me to the Iridium Jazz Club,

where Les took center stage
on Monday nights
with his stories & songs
he played on & on
his Gibson Les Paul guitar.

Yes, he did help invent
the electric guitar, kids!
Just watch him play,
& be mesmerized.

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Born in Norman, Oklahoma, Carrie Magness Radna is an audiovisual cataloger at the New York Public Library, a choral singer and a poet who loves traveling. Her poems have previously appeared in The Oracular Tree, Muddy River Poetry Review, Poetry Super Highway, Walt’s Corner, Alien Buddha Press, Cajun Mutt Press and First Literary Review-East. Her new poetry book, In the blue hour (Nirala Publications) is now published! (Find it on Amazon.com and SPD.com)

https://carriemagnessradna.com

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Listen to the 1948 recording of Les Paul playing “Lover” [Universal Music Group]

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