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
Renewal — Tides
Poverty —
Like the novitiate
entering the enclosure
lying prostrate
on stone floor
breathing surrender
in and out
I float in the cold
Chastity —
I am swimming under the waves
gazing entranced through tides
bright widemouthed fish
and coral waving
in the liquid glass
I am naked, I am turning
Obedience —
It is silent
I look up
just below the surface, sunlight shining
translucent through red-green weeds
I am no longer in the speaking
I do not want to speak
In the push, in the pull
credits
from Faultline,
released May 22, 2020
Voice and flute recorded and mixed by Jer Reid.
Flute improvised by Diljeet Kaur Bhachu
Diljeet Kaur Bhachu is a musician-activist-researcher based in Glasgow. As a solo artist, Diljeet mixes FX pedals with improvised and semi-composed flutes, fiddle and vocals, creating minimalist, experimental sounds. Her performances have been described as “stunningly transportational” and “immersive”. She is also one half of flutes-taiko-electronics duo Velma, and play in the live band of experimental protest singer-songwriter Kapil Seshasayee.
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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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