Hey Folks,
For those in the Los Angeles area, I'm pleased to announce the launch of the first CD of songs,
Tokyo Burning, an album based on my book of poems,
Tongue of War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki.
The singer-songwriters who converted the poems into songs will be performing at the Shannon Center at my home college, Whittier College, on Sept. 18th (see link below), along with two other poetry to music projects, Sholeh Wolpe performing with Iranian singer Mamak Khadem, and legendary punk/blues musician John Doe performing with poet David Daniel.
http://www.shannoncenter.org/Whittie...sFestival.html
In addition to the three evening concerts, the singers and poets will participate in a panel at 3 p.m. on the process of moving from poem to song.
Some live rough YouTube performances of songs from
Tokyo Burning can be heard here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QZl5kueik4
The album itself will be more widely available in October, so look for it on Amazon and CD Baby, or on the BKMK Press website (as the CD will also be available bound in with the book).