Responses #002 – Overheard Poem - 12 Sep
Submission by Casey Parks:
You guys are rad.
No.
Seriously.
You guys are awesome.
Awesome.
Have you ever heard Midlake?
You sound like Midlake.
Well.
You have the same sound.
But a different aesthetic.
I would pay
twenty dollars
to see you.
I mean,
to see you guys AND Midlake.
-- Doug Fir, a woman to my cousin, post-performance
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Submission by Aaron Wong:
I'm cheating a bit and submitting two poems since I [...]
Assignment #002 – Overheard Poem - 05 Sep
Write a poem using bits of conversation that you've overheard. When you submit the poem (which must be named!), include the details of when and where you culled your notes and a photograph of the place. Happy scribbling . . . - Kate
Due date: September 11, 2009
Response #001 – Casey Parks - 05 Sep
Lyric: Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On -- "The most tender place in my heart is for strangers"
For a while, every night, someone would leave a sandwich in this phone booth. Then someone else would pick it up. I checked all week, hoping to photograph the sandwich, but it was never there. Either way, I [...]
Response #001 – Aaron Wong - 05 Sep
"anna" from the happiness project by charles spearin
lyrics:
they're happy all the time ...
you know some of their expectations
are so simplistic
not to say that simplicity
is their challenge
it's like they don't ask
beyond what's present
02_Anna.mp3
Response #001 – Ryan Kost - 05 Sep
Lyrics:
We’ll pick berries and recline
Let’s hit the road dear friend of mine
Wave goodbye to our thankless jobs
We’ll drive for miles maybe never turn off
from Camera Obscura's "Let's Get Out of This Country"
06_Lets_Get_Out_of_This_Country.mp3
Response #001 – Kate Linthicum - 05 Sep
People ask people to watch their scotch.
People send people up to moon.
When they return, well there isn't much.
People, be careful not to crest too soon.
-- Silver Jews
05_People.mp3
Response #001 – Flan Smith - 03 Sep
"Cut And Run" by Electrelane
Lyrics:
Say it, say it now, you're not in love with me anymore
I'll try my best to catch up with you...
We were like fish in the sea
And I thought you were the one for me
We were like fish in the sea
And I thought you were the one for me
10-Cut-And-Run.mp3
Assignment #001 – Lyric Interpretation - 29 Aug
Pick lyrics from a song and take a picture or series of pictures that you feel accurately represents the song/lyrics. It doesn't have to be a literal translation, just a feeling. - Flan