Report #52

This week's poem takes us far from the Absarokas, back to a quiet spring-fed lake in Michigan. Back to the first place I was overwhelmed by the whispers of the forest. The poem is called "Loon Point (Gavia Immer)" and comes from my book The Moon Cracks Open: A Field Guide to the Birds.

If you are lucky enough to know Camp Rotary, sit at the firebowl in early spring or winter (when the lush undergrowth isn't hiding the shape of the land), and look across to the peninsula. The name of this poem will become clear.

Music this week is by Teddy Edwards from his album Mississippi Lad. (Note to Waits fans: Tom sings on a couple tracks. --Edwards was with Waits for the Heartattack and Vine tour.) The song is “Ballad for a Bronze Beauty.” The album features Edwards on tenor sax, Nolan Smith on trumpet, Jimmy Cleveland on trombone, Art Hillery on piano, Leroy Vinnegar on bass, Billy Higgins on drums, Ray Armando on percussion, and Waits on vocals (2 tracks).

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Report #52