Faultline is a collection of poetry published by Active Distribution/Sto Citas, November 2018. The poems are political and personal (and an examination of where those territories meet), observational and contemplative, and travel through explorations of social inequality, police violations, street homelessness in the US, environmental disaster, intimate experiences of queer sexuality, rites of passage and bereavement, also the power of guidance and renewal. Paperback, 127 pages.
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lyrics
Lochend
Storm
a rare wind that pulls at the willows
pushes at them, suck
opening the windows
making the houses lonesome
The buildings
The wind
It was coal fires, back greens
the local park, the local shops
1930's clad grey, people shipped
out and then shipped in to
The wind
The buildings
Old man on the street telling me
his mother raised all five children
in that house, didn’t want to own it
we’d have bought it for her
said she hoped somebody else
could raise a family in it
when she’d gone
My neighbour running in and out, slam
on his mobile, middle of the night
dropping his needles in the stairwell
The stair cleaners mopping bleach
never hear a peep out of 'naked Willie'
upstairs, sitting in front of UV rays
The women opposite
nesting their private property
we're going travelling
we're going to rent it out
put a security door on the close
in preparation
was only on a week before kids
put a brick through the glass
credits
from Faultline,
released May 22, 2020
Voice recorded by Jer Reid.
Sound produced and mixed by Michael Starkey
Michael Starkey - musician, teacher and banjo enthusiast living in Edinburgh.
supported by 4 fans who also own “Lochend - Michael Starkey”
It gets under your skin. Clever lyrics, beautifully minimalist music, tunes implanted into your brain pretty quickly and in there for the long haul. French female vocalist, Scottish drummer, and maybe one of my favourite Zaph Mann suggestions. Gavin Hellyer
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