"Before it was quite unsheathed from reality"
Clifton, Hall, Jeffers, Dunbar, Creeley, John
Lucille Clifton:
Donald Hall:
Robinson Jeffers:
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William Dunbar:
Robert Creeley:
Little Willie John, “You Hurt Me,” rec. 1960:
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Another great selection. Esp. like the Creeley today. And the recording! I remember that
song and that voice so well, but didn't know he wrote "Fever" until I googled an interesting interview about him. Songs make eternal grooves.