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 These
poems are from Mortensen's book, Recent Forgeries. You
can listen to more viggo mortensen poetry from the CD
that is included with the book. Listening to Mortensen recite his
poems in a variety of ways is interesting. One thing for sure,
hearing his poems read or sang aloud adds another way to appreciate the
poems. For example, you can enjoy track 16 from the CD--the enjoyable, easygoing
guitar instrumental layered with other sounds. Then track 17 is like
the opposite -- indistinguishable words being said only to be ended with the voice mail
message that is disconnected.
Here are examples that were
not given titles:
YOU
ARE SWEATING IN YOUR SLEEP
ON
OUR RENTED BED
LIKE
A LOST SUMMER CLOUD
PIERCED
BY A JET HEARD
ONLY
WHEN IT'S GONE.
__________
THE
BIRDS ABOVE THE WATERFALL
DRINK
MIST FROM GIANT LEAVES
THEN
FLY OVER THE EDGE.
__________
THAT
EAR
JOINING
JAW
NO
LOBE
TO
SPEAK OF.
BLOOD
RUNS
BUSY
IN
BLUE
BONE
UNDER
YOUR
ALARMING
WHITENESS.
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