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Friday March 21st, 2025 with mark
World Poetry Day: March 21 is World Poetry day, so first themed show in quite a while. A program of poetry whether narrated, put to music etc, from around the world, both recent and classic.

Today's background music is from Ottawa poet Conyer Clayton.
Check out her work both spoken and musical at https://conyerclayton.bandcamp.com/
Small Ships
Conyer Clayton - < single> - independent (2020) Canadian
Fall of the House of Usher
The Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination - 20th Century (1976)
The Alan Parsons Project - Edgar Allan Poe: Fall of the House of Usher - (1839) Narrated by Orson Wells
Darker Room
Michael Brook - RockPaperScissors - Canadian Rational (2006) Canadian
Michael Brook -Dylan Thomas: Under Milk Wood (1954) Narrated by Sir Richard Burton
Golden Hair
Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs - Harvest (1970)
Lyrics - James Joyce: Lean Out of the Window - (1907)
La Poderosa Muerte
Los Jaivas - Alturas de Machu Pichu - CBS (1981)
Lyrics - Pablo Neruda: La Poderosa Muerte - (1950)
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Struggle for Life
After Crying - Almost Pure Instrumental - Periferic (1998)
József Attila: With A Pure Heart - 1925
Haunted Island
Agitation Free - 2nd - Vertigo (1973)
Lyrics - Edgar Allan Poe: Dream-Land - (1844)
The Chant Movement
Jonathan Elias - Requiem for the Americas- Songs from the Lost World - Enigma (1989)
James Douglas Morrison: Moonshine Night / Frozen Moment By A Lake / The Palace of Exile - Narrated by Jim Morrison
Bird on the Bench
Haiku (Michel Dubeau) - The Kerouac Project - Banyan (2005) Canadian
Lyrics - Jack Kerouac: Book of Haikus - 2003
Sharkey's Night
Laurie Anderson - Mister Heartbreak - Warner (1984)
Narrated by William S. Burroughs
Es färbte sich die Wiese grün
Novalis - Novalis - Brain (1975)
Lyrics - Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg (Novalis) - Es färbte sich die Wiese grün - 1800
Where Flowers Should Be
As The Poets Affirm - The Jaws That Bite, the Claws That Catch - Independent (2004) Canadian
Lyrics - William Blake: The Garden of Love - (1794)
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You've Got To Know
Perth County Conspiracy - Does Not Exist - Columbia (1970) Canadian
Spoken - Dylan Thomas: In My Craft or Sullen Art - 1946
Sun In My Mouth
Björk - Vespertine - Elektra (2001)
Lyrics - e. e. cummings: Crepuscule - )1917)
I Come and Stand at Every Door
This Mortal Coil - Blood - 4AD (1991)
Lyrics - Nâzım Hikmet Ran: Kiz Çocuğu (I Come and Stand at Every Door) - 1956
Incantations Part 2
Mike Oldfield - Incantations - Virgin (1978
Lyrics - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha - 1855
Interactive CKCU
Neil & Drake, The Dancing Labrador
Cool concept for the show, Mark.

9:31 AM, March 21st, 2025
Mark Keill (host)
'morning Neil & D.

9:34 AM, March 21st, 2025
Sean
Any limericks?

10:28 AM, March 21st, 2025
Mark Keill (host)
no, but there is a Haiku

10:31 AM, March 21st, 2025
PeterB
COOL! Just in, to Björk. Another of my many estrogen empowered heroes. Wow, a theme! Poetry, spoken word. Who knew?!

11:12 AM, March 21st, 2025
P
Patti?

11:12 AM, March 21st, 2025
P
There once was a lad called McRimmik Who said po'try was just a mere gimmick Tried and he tried His neighbors all cried But he gave up because it did not rhyme.

11:16 AM, March 21st, 2025
Mark Keill (host)
:-) Nice

11:21 AM, March 21st, 2025
Mark Keill (host)
Thanks to all for tuning in...

11:25 AM, March 21st, 2025
Neil & Drake
Was in the car. The show was Awesome, Mark !!!!

11:45 AM, March 21st, 2025
Ron S
Late to the show…listening On Demand…great theme Mark!

12:07 PM, March 21st, 2025