Extraordinarily rich nature imagery is used in this autumn poem performed with a "punk orchestral" musical setting. For more about this and other combinations of various words and original music visit frankhudson.org
Welsh poet Henry Vaughn wrote this meditation on struggle and suffering in the years following the British Civil War when his country was broken. Might we find any solace in it now performed with a Rock trio? For more about this and other combinations of various words with original music visit frankhudson.org
In Mystery Train Greil Marcus uses Floyd's story to illustrate how rock'n'roll developed from disparate sources. The LYL Band with Dave Moore performs this excerpt. For more about this and other combinations of various words with original music, visit frankhudson.org
Too-often overlooked Modernist poet Mina Loy's 1922 ode to abstract sculpture, now performed with a rock band. For more about this and other combinations of various words with original music, visit frankhudson.org
A mysterious noise might frighten the herd of watermelon grazing in this poem with music: stampede! For more about this and other combinations of various music visit frankhudson.org
A fresh translation of Mallarmé's ode to an ideal, unheard music performed. For more about this and other combinations of various words with original music visit frankhudson.org
A request, a command, a begging cry, a lament, a report, a prayer, a need, a meditation, a love song. For more about this and other combinations of various words with original music visit frankhudson.org
Emily Dickinson in an 1862 letter recounts a version of her life, performed here with piano and guitar. For more about this and other combinations of various words and original music visit frankhudson.org
A short passage from Garrison Keillor's book Leaving Home recounts a child's memory of the end of summer. Performed here with original music. For more on this and other combinations of various words with original music visit frankhudson.org