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Michael Dickel—Audio Poetry Plus

Hanukkiah, 5781 — poem published in Blackbough Poetry Christmas & Winter Edition Vol. 2 (https://www.blackboughpoetry.com/about-3).

Hanukkiah, 5781 — Blackbough Poetry Christmas & Winter Vol. 2

Ilene Prusher interviews Michael Dickel on Weekend Edition— Let’s Get Lit: “War Surrounds Us”— TLV1.FM (podcast, used with permission of https://TLV1.FM/).

TLV1.FM Let's Get Lit Weekend Edition

Lets_Get_Lit_Michael_Dickel

This is the third in a poem-triptych:

1. Neil Armstrong Goes for a Walk
2. My Son's Space
3. The Flea Market

You can hear all three poems, along with other poems of mine and an interview on My Audio Poetry Plus playlist: https://soundcloud.com/michael-dekel/sets/michael-dickels-poetry

My Son's Space (Broadside 36) and The Flea Market (Broadside 9) appear in Black Bough Poetry Issue #2, which can be viewed or downloaded (PDF format): https://www.blackboughpoetry.com/publications

You can hear other poets from Black Bough Poetry - Issue #2 at the Black Bough Poetry Issue Two 'Golden Disc' playlist: https://soundcloud.com/markantonyowen/sets/black-bough-poetry-issue-two

The Flea Market

This is the second in a poem-triptych:

1. Neil Armstrong Goes for a Walk
2. My Son's Space
3. The Flea Market

You can hear all three poems, along with other poems of mine and an interview on My Audio Poetry Plus playlist: https://soundcloud.com/michael-dekel/sets/michael-dickels-poetry

My Son's Space (Broadside 36) and The Flea Market (Broadside 9) appear in Black Bough Poetry Issue #2, which can be viewed or downloaded (PDF format): https://www.blackboughpoetry.com/publications

You can hear other poets from Black Bough Poetry - Issue #2 at the Black Bough Poetry Issue Two 'Golden Disc' playlist: https://soundcloud.com/markantonyowen/sets/black-bough-poetry-issue-two

My Son's Space

This is the first in a poem-triptych:

1. Neil Armstrong Goes for a Walk
2. My Son's Space
3. The Flea Market

You can hear all three poems, along with other poems of mine and an interview on My Audio Poetry Plus playlist: https://soundcloud.com/michael-dekel/sets/michael-dickels-poetry

My Son's Space (Broadside 36) and The Flea Market (Broadside 9) appear in Black Bough Poetry Issue #2, which can be viewed or downloaded (PDF format): https://www.blackboughpoetry.com/publications

You can hear other poets from Black Bough Poetry - Issue #2 at the Black Bough Poetry Issue Two 'Golden Disc' playlist: https://soundcloud.com/markantonyowen/sets/black-bough-poetry-issue-two

Neil Armstrong Goes for a Walk

This is my poem, The Flood, set to music. Published in The BeZine, December 2019 (https://thebezine.com/portfolio/the-flood/). I wasn't satisfied with the first mix, so I re-mixed it. I think it's an improvement. If you're reading this, I hope you think so, too. —Michael (https://MichaelDickel.info)

The Flood V.2 (Re-Mix)

These are three poems, Jacob Wrestling, Sing this at the End, and Clouds, written by Michael Dickel and read by Jamees WF Roberts of Phoenix FM Australia, online radio (http://phoenixfm.org.au). 

Jacob Wrestling ©2009 Michael Dickel
Sing this at the end ©2010 Michael Dickel
Clouds ©2009 Michael Dickel

Recording ©2013 James WF Roberts and Michael Dickel

Used by permission.

Three Poems Jan 2013

Strange Fire, poem by Michael Dickel, music by Michael Dickel, read and performed by Michael Dickel. This poem is part of my manuscript, Jerusalem Imagined and Recalled.

©2012 Michael Dickel, all rights reserved.

Strange fire 

Smoke and flames of Yahweh flash lightning thunder screams across spring forecast severe weather storm nothing volcanic blast Vesuvius tamed focused through a lens of incomprehensibility a sense of language meaning that now what is offered is then consumed in one moment’s nuclear flash the people fall down on their knees and the towers’ dusty ash clogs inspiration screams despair and fearing everything knowing nothing I place my freedoms in a protective pan burning incense to the most high exalted beasts of commerce and hoping to see my way through the smoke mirroring truth distorting lies until all of a sudden I can no longer catch inspiration choking on my own vomit as darkness closes around me and I wonder who will speak up for me and regain these ashen moths from the shells of glowing cocoons cacophony collapsing sense and words weapons wielded against reality one at a time until they mean nothing.

Strange Fire

smoke and flames of Yahweh flash lightning thunder screams across winter forecast severe weather storm (nothing) volcanic blast (Vesuvius) tamed focused through a lens of incomprehensibility a sense of language (meaning that now what is offered is then consumed) in one moment’s nuclear flash—the people fall down on their knees and the towers’ dusty ash clogs inspiration (screams) despair and fearing everything (knowing nothing) i place my freedoms in a protective pan burning their incense to the most high exalted beasts of commerce and hoping to see my way through the smoke—mirroring truth distorting lies until all of a sudden i can no longer catch (inspiration) choking on my own vomit as darkness closes around me and i wonder who will speak up for me and regain these ashen moths from the shells of glowing cocoons—

cacophony
collapsing sense
and words weapons
wielded against reality

one
at
a
time

            until

they
mean
(no)
thing

Strange Fire (2020 version psychedelic mix)

cacophony
collapsing sense
and words weapons
wielded against reality

one
at
a
time

         until

they
mean
(no)
thing

Strange Fire (2020 version—Jazz mix + acoustic guitar)

Crystal Cave, a poem by Michael Dickel

This poem is in the Black Bough Poetry book, Deep Time: Volume 1 (paperback). 
Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3exmLpq

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