The poetry album is now complimented with a poetry-less album. Hawaii (Birds) is just the field recordings, nothing more.
Listen here.
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New Album: Hawaii (Birds)
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There were birds. Many birds. Always birds. Listen.
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New Ambient Track: The Old Way
My first audio project of 2024 is “The Old Way,” a track that starts with a field recording. It’s dedicated to Amber Cortes and is inspired by Dishman Hills Natural Area in Spokane, as well as the film The Old Way of which the track takes its name. Listen to the track here.
My latest project is complete, and it’s noisy.
I’m excited that my dear friend Maung Day has a new book out, published by Chin Music Press.
The release also includes an introduction by myself, where I reflect on our history and Maung Day’s poems.
Pick up a copy here.
The soundtrack I created for the Altar(ations) performance during Altar/Alter is now on Bandcamp. At roughly 30 minutes and featuring field recordings from 11 locations, it’s one of my more ambition productions. Check it out below.
Arc Humanities has published Caroline Bergvall’s Medievalist Poetics, an anthology of writings about Bergvall’s writings. Chapter 13 is a previous work of mine reviewing Alisoun Sings. You can pick up a copy of the book here.
I am excited to announce a new project: Carbonation Press, a publisher of small batches of smaller (but not small) books, usually around 75-125 pages in length.
A collection of Hand to Mouth Books releases, which includes my Of Spray and Mist from years ago, has been reviewed by Steve Potter. The very short overview of these five titles is worth the read, even if it only offers a few glimpses into much denser experience.
I have occasionally written for the Washington Library Association’s Alki magazine, which tends to center exciting topics. I have a new article available in the latest issue.
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New audio: Exhume
I’ve just gotten back from a retreat at the Whiteley Center on San Juan Island, where I spent a few days roaming around the rainforest and coastline seeking out more field recordings, studying intimacy, and generally finding myself enjoying the natural solitude.
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GOOS II Released
GOOS II: Straddle is now out and about. Contact me for copies. Limited print run. Also written with AI (InferKit and GPT).
I read from this book last night at the Bulldog Poetry series. When the recording is made available I will link to it here.
I’m excited to announce that my latest book was released last Wednesday at the Underbelly Poetry Reading in Seattle. GOOS I is the first book under my working name G. Ooze. It’s the first in a series I am still realizing.
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A New Sound Project: roarbuzz
It’s been a while since I posted any new audio works. This is the first new exploration in sound since May 2021’s Dunn Gardens. roarbuzz uses found sound from a hostel in Banff, along with Paul’s Extreme Sound Stretch, and a bunch of EQing in Ableton. The result is the most ambient work I’ve ever created, and the first in a sequence of audio projects that are connected to a larger performance piece in development. Stream below or visit the roarbuzz Bandcamp page to purchase/download.
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New poem in New SPREAD
The latest SPREAD (Issue 80) contains my poem “I Dream the Licks,” which discusses the fire at Umtanum Creek from a couple years back. Copies can be ordered at spankstra@hotmail.com.
