Music Amuses

Music Amuses, a suite of poems reflecting my lifelong love of the harmonic sublime in whatever form it arrives at my ears, is the latest of my ongoing series of chapbooks, the first being Lyrical Shifts from 1975. It collects a number of my older works and marries them to more recent reflections, circa 2017/18. My life would be impoverished beyond description if music, in all its grand sweep and intimacy, were to vanish. From Dowland to Hendrix and Vivaldi to Terry Riley, my existence...
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Music Amuses, a suite of poems reflecting my lifelong love of the harmonic sublime in whatever form it arrives at my ears, is the latest of my ongoing series of chapbooks, the first being Lyrical Shifts from 1975. It collects a number of my older works and marries them to more recent reflections, circa 2017/18. My life would be impoverished beyond description if music, in all its grand sweep and intimacy, were to vanish. From Dowland to Hendrix and Vivaldi to Terry Riley, my existence soars in their presence. Poetry can embody many values and beauties. This time out it's melody, harmony, rhythm and dischord.