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
Some white folks from Alabama on the Amtrak
It’s our 40th
we’re taking trains all over for three weeks
Our son, decided
he wanted to be a police officer
He said
Daddy, I want a badge, a gun and a car
In actual fact
they said
he said
I want a gun, a car and a badge
in that order
They said
We said
Honey —
You make sure you protect yourself first
we’ll take care of anything we need to after
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.
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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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