Chords in the Soundscapes by Michael J. Leach
Congratulations to poet Michael Leach on the publication of his latest book, Chords in the Soundscapes.
Comes a time – the final poems.
As of today, Stereo Stories will no longer run poetry on this website. Here are our final three poems.
CONFIDE IN ME by KYLIE. Poem by Nathan Curnow.
You’re on the staircase, Kylie, summoning a confessional poem...
DANCING WITH MYSELF by BILLY IDOL. Poem by Stephanie Holt.
Stephanie Holt takes us back to New York, 1981.
LIKE A ROLLING STONE by BOB DYLAN. Poem by Craig Kirchner.
We sold our place needed the cash to eat./We were lucky on the street...
STRETCHED ON YOUR GRAVE by SINEAD O’CONNOR. Intro and poem by Maureen Alsop.
Suddenly you're in deep water or being pressured out to some cove by a rogue current.
THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGING by BOB DYLAN. Poem by Craig Kirchner.
Ocean City, 1968. It was a story told often afterwards,/told to the kids as a classic...
BLUE IN GREEN by MILES DAVIS. Poem by D.R. James.
...he watched winter turn/his red wine black, fell asleep weeping...
YESTERDAY by THE BEATLES. Poem by Craig Kirchner.
Craig Kirchner reflects on romance, elopement, honeymoon and when life goes awry.
WALKING IN MEMPHIS/MORNING ELVIS. Poem by Michael Leach.
Michael Leach joins the dots between Elvis, Memphis, Marc Cohn and Florence Welch. And teacups.