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| February, 2005 |
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Take a poet...
make that TWO...
add flute and percussion, and you've got...
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| August, 2005 |
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an innovative art form based on the kind of
conversations people have after long intimacy, where they talk around
and over the top of one another, finish one another's sentences. It's
poetry, it's drama, it's musical improvisation with spoken word, it's
VISIONS AND VIEWS in two voices...or three...or four.
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What are people saying about Joe and Susan's work?
"It pleases in that primal way that only song can and reminds us
of the musicality that once characterized all poetry." -Arturo Mantecon
"I loved it! it was great to have two ears listening to two
weaving voices at the same time. It shows that the both of you were "deep in the shed" working on these nuggets. Not only is
the delivery and timing profoundly in sync, but the emotion and
naturalness (if that's a word) also comes out within the delivery. I
appreciate it that you've both taken the time to whittle on these, and
then present them to us on a poetic silver platter. It also reminds me
of the "weaving" poems that Straight-Out-Scribes do on their CD and
live. All I have further to say is when is the next album coming out?"
- Mario Ellis Hill
"Tonight’s (8/17/07) presentation by Susan and Joe Finkleman was satisfying and unique.
They have added some new selections to their repertoire, exploring spirituality
from a native perspective, a Jewish perspective, some sounding very Zen-like,
others from the paradigms of Greek myths and Bible stories. A few were almost
like wise poetic pieces from Rumi or Hafiz. They included wonderful earth and
nature poems, and some – profound and fun – about relationships. They were
backed up by the participatory woodwind and percussion expressions of two fine
musicians, Sharon McCorkell and Francesca Reitano." - JoAnn Anglin
We've got two great CDs of our poems and you can also buy our chapbook Picture Cloud Quilt/Torn Silk: Poems in Two Voices by Joseph and Susan Finkleman (Rattlesnake Press: Fair Oaks, CA, 2006) Click on "About Us" to find out how.
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I get up in the morning It is slow And the sun The sun moves more slowly And the sun moves much more slowly At first light The light is a messenger from the past Than I do You are the message As if the presence of the evening moon Morning moon makes the sky confused and languid Embarrassing and making the sun timid The sun timidly looks up the moon's dress But then the moon flees the sky The sun peers at the moon with its Shy eyes And the light Slides through the window Liberated from shyness Drumming a rhythm between my fingers Dances across the table and my morning bread Bread shadows Flutters and flashes through a cup of Joe’s humid breath Flutters and flashes breathing music into my eyes And I hear this sub-dural rhythm Clickity- clack Clickity- clack Clickity- clackOf train and track train and track train and track train and track train and track Of train and track train and track train and track train and track train and trackTrain and track train and track train and track train and track train and track train and track Clickity- clack train and track Clickity- clack train and trackAnd then the coffee cup starts blowing lead train and track Clickity- clack train and track Clickity- clackA cup of Joe a cup of Joe a cup of Joe traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic And I feel traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic A cup of Joe a cup of Joe a cup of Joe a cup of JoeAnd I feel traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic traffic train and track Clickity- clack train and track Clickity- clack train and track A cup of Joe A cup of Joe A cup of Joe Cappuccino Cappuccino Cappuccino SOTTO VOCE And the world spins ever faster in time with my heart Spinning faster…………….my heart SOTTO VOCEGo to work Go to work Go to work Go to work Go to work Go to work Go to work Money Money Money Money Money Money Money SOTTO VOCEGo to work Go to work Go to work Go to work Go to work Go to work Go to work Money Money Money Money Money Money Money SOTTO VOCEStop and Go Stop and Go Stop and Go Stop and Go Stop and Go Stop Go and stop go and stop go and stop go and stop go and stop And I walk across the street and across the way Walking crossing walking crossing the way
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