Go to “titles” or “downloads” and enjoy! Many thanks to Jonathan Penton for the great job. Jess

A good interview up at: http://www.brokenpencil.com/view.php?id=4201

I found this interesting song on the burial of “Uncle Ned”–interesting regarding the realistic details of what can probably be viewed as a typical plantation interment–and interesting in the assumptions of the song’s author, A. J. H. From the Clarksville Jeffersonian for 1/22/1851.

The Burial of Uncle Ned

As sung by Misses Martha Johnson and Emily Tally, at Mrs. Wendell’s Concert, in Clarksville, Tenn.

I.

Not a sigh was breathed, not a word was spoke,
As his corpse through the cornfield we hurried–
Not a darkie the solemn silence broke,
O’er the grave where Uncle Ned we buried:
We buried him deep in a lonely spot,
The turf with our shovels turning;
While the owl hooted low his funeral note,
And the fox-fire lamp was burning.

II.

No cherry coffin confined his breast,
Nor in white folk’s shroud we wound him,–
But he laid there peacefully taking his rest,
With his old blanket coat around him;
But half our heavy task was done,
When the horn told the hour for retiring,
And we knew by the sound of the old shot-gun
That master at the crows was firing.

III

Slowly and softly we filled his bed,
Not an eye was dim with sorrow,
But we mournfully gazed on poor Old Ned,
As bitterly we thought of the morrow.
Lightly they’ll talk of Old Ned, now gone,
And o’er his old clothes upbraid him–
But he won’t care for that if they’ll let him sleep on,
In the grave where his brethren have laid him.

A.J.H.

This is a high quality CD containing various voicings and treatments of Philip Davenport’s poems written during a residency at the Bury Art Gallery and Museum in c. 2007 (?)

The British accents are nice to hear, some of the mixes are compelling, and the ambient sounds are fine. Advice: Phil needs to hear Rod Summers’ and Tom Winter’s experimental recordings of the last 30 years to take five “Mother may I’s” toward the amazing. More advice: Read (and listen to) Dimitry Bulatov’s An International Anthology of Sound Poetry with CD sets!

All in all, though, Phil’s effort is worth a listen.

This is an Apple Pie production, an easy Google look-up, for more information.

Maurice Scully’s Humming is a moving tribute in verse to his late brother, Brian. Scully has one of the finest “ears” going, and a sense of form second to none. For more information go to www.shearsman.com. Jess

Great work from Jack Foley:

Ash On An Old Man’s Sleeve (Small Change, 2009). Poetry and CD.
The Dancer & the Dance (Red Hen Press, 2008).
O Powerful Western Star; Poetry & Art in California (Pantograph, 2000). Criticiism and CD.

An impressive collection from our wonderful sister Eileen (Bean) Tabios:

The Thorn Rosary (Marsh Haw, 2010.)

Ghost Sonnets from our equally wonderful sister and Muse, Geraldine Monk!

Ghost & Other Sonnets. (Salt, 2008). She means to make our flesh creep.

And a growing collection of Dusie productions! More on those soon.

Now off to my son’s graduation!

One of our most beautifully designed books. Glad to hold it up to my eyes and squint at it this fine evening! Jess

She’s still going! This is what Ekleksographia is about, folks!

For the next twenty-four hours (beginning at dawn in Manchester on the Ides of March), Sarah Sanders will be broadcasting her writing process live at the new issue of Ekleksographia, “William Blake and the Naked Tea Party,” guest edited by Philip Davenport. Check out her work and the rest of the issue at http://ekleksographia.ahadadabooks.com/davenport/!

Thanks to guest editor Jason Mashak and the hard work of Jonathan Penton & Co. Enjoy!