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04
2007
OnPoEvMo: The Creator — a Poem for Three Voices, April 2007
Posted by: dogtrax in Homepage, OnePoemEveryMonth ProjectThis is an experiment for me — creating a poem for multiple voices and yet, it is only me speaking. Very tricky. I did it by layering my voice in Audacity and I am not sure I quite pulled off how I envisioned it. Once again, this is part of my OnPoEvMo Project.
The Creator: A poem for three voices and one person
(April 2007)
| I am a | I am a | I am a |
| Writer | ||
| Composer | ||
| Poet | ||
| I crawl within | I crawl within | I crawl within |
| the notes | ||
| the sounds | ||
| the words | ||
| And look for the possibilities | ||
| of creative expression | of creative expression | of creative expression |
| I wonder at the | ||
| I wonder at the | colors I hear | |
| words I find | I wonder at the | |
| rhythms of the world and sink into my thoughts | ||
| dialogue | ||
| melody and memory and music | ||
| I bring my thoughts to life on the bars and staff and measures and move your feet to dance | ||
| And make you think of all the chances | ||
| that come with the roll of the dice | ||
| and invention of something new – | ||
| the character | the seam between the words — the space | |
| where silence exists | ||
| The composition is | ||
| rich with nuance | rich with nuance | rich with nuance |
| so that every single word | ||
| has meaning | has meaning | has meaning |
| I indent | ||
| I avoid punctuation | ||
| I establish my theme and play with your | ||
| expectations, and remind you of why you | ||
| are here, inside these words | are here, inside these notes | are here, inside these sounds |
| Start inside me and move outwards | ||
| Start inside me and move inward | ||
| Start inside me and move upward | ||
| Explore yourself through the eyes of others | ||
| Drift into the air, molecules excited, | ||
| music is made here as invisibility | ||
| I am | I am | I am |
| a poet | ||
| a composer | ||
| a writer | ||
| Come, follow me on this adventure | Come, follow me on this adventure | Come, follow me on this adventure |
| of notes | ||
| of sounds | ||
| of words | ||
| Magic! | Magical! | Magnificent! |
| I am found inside the | I am found inside the | I am found inside the |
| mind | ||
| soul | ||
| spirit | ||
| We are one! The creator! | We are one! The creator! | We are one! The creator! |
Peace (in many voices),
Kevin
Entries (RSS)
April 27th, 2007 at 9:40 am
Kevin, This is WONDERFUL! I love the three voices and the rhythm and words. I will listen to this again and again! Thanks so much for creating and sharing.
April 27th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Fantastic! This is just a brilliant trigger for all sorts of creative possibilities. This is one I will play to my class. Thank you for sharing it.
You may be interested in some of our class poetry at …
http://freevilleflyer4.podomatic.com/
Cheers
April 27th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Kevin, this is simply brilliant! The way the text is written in compelling all on it’s own. With the three voices (and one person) it takes on a unique texture. I’ve never read/heard anything like this before. Thanks for sharing it on your blog.
Cheers,
Darren Kuropatwa
April 28th, 2007 at 5:54 am
Thank you everyone
I appreciate the feedback. I had it in my mind but I wasn’t sure how it would come out on the page (and in the ear). I still don’t quite think it is right but I don’t have hours to play with the recording process, either. I did imagine tinkering with the voices (using effects) to make each voice a little more distinct, but never had the time.
I appreciate the thoughts.
Kevin
April 29th, 2007 at 9:38 am
[...] Kevin’s been working on the OnPoEvMo — one poem every month (even though he’s been kicking out three or more a week the entire time) — project and he’s always willing to share his poems with his readers. The one he mentions above is fantastic, and is entitled The Creator : a poem for three voices and one person. [...]
May 1st, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Enough already. I can’t take all this creative power, (Just kidding) More, more, more!!!!
Bonnie
May 4th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
[...] View and listen to The Composer: A Poem for Three Voices [...]
July 12th, 2008 at 7:11 am
Brilliant.
It’s about time I write another shoutout post I think…
July 12th, 2008 at 7:44 am
[...] And go read it here. [...]