ENGLAND by THE NATIONAL. Limerick by Michael Leach
A Michael Leach limerick recalls a precious moment.
BACK IN YOUR HEAD by TEGAN AND SARA. Poem by PJ GROLLET.
before I left, I walked up to the boy and told him his music was divine; I was proud to have him with me.
PICK A PART THAT’S NEW by THE STEREOPHONICS. Poem by Michael Leach
I find myself on my own/in the Forum,/flying solo/at the first gig/I’ve ever dared/attend without a friend.
NOW AND THEN by THE SUPERJESUS. Prose poem by Michael Leach
On a fresh midmorning, I alight my bus at the east end of Adelaide’s CBD and proceed to speed walk along cracked concrete, as The Superjesus’s track ‘Now and Then’ begins on my iPod.
UNCLE PAT by ASH. Poem by Michael Leach
This Labour Day,/I find myself walking/while listening/to Uncle Pat/by Ash.
LIGHTS by INTERPOL. Poem by Michael Leach
well-stocked op shop—/she sifts thru clothes racks/to find/an alternative/while I scan CD racks