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The Elegy Letters (A Selection)

The Elegy Letters (A Selection)

My work as a writer is aimed at truth which, like a song, cannot be contained.

Music, Selections, LiteratureTopaz WintersJuly 25, 2022beebadoobee, Carolyn Forche, Larry Levis, Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, AC/DC, love letters

"When we open ourselves to fully experiencing music, the border between sound and body dissolves." (An Interview With Janelle Cordero)

"When we open ourselves to fully experiencing music, the border between sound and body dissolves." (An Interview With Janelle Cordero)

The human face and figure are inescapable transits of power, and seeing certain poses transforming the page grounds me in myself like nothing else.

Art, Music, InterviewsKate WilsonJuly 22, 2021Janelle Cordero, Norah Jones, Ray LaMontagne, Joni Mitchell, Ray Charles

Shining Out in the Wild Silence: Writing in the Space Between Poetry and Music

Shining Out in the Wild Silence: Writing in the Space Between Poetry and Music

I find myself now more and more prolonging these moments of genrelessness: a few breaths in, filling my lungs with clarity.

Music, LiteratureAmrita ChakrabortySeptember 18, 2019Jamila Woods, David Berman, Mitski, Sufjan Stevens, St. Vincent, Pat Pattison, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Tupac, Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell