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The Sunday Poem is published weekly, and strives to include the poet reading their work.
Jerry Jazz Musician editor Joe Maita reads Ian Mullins’ poem at its conclusion.
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photo by Garry Knight/CC BY 2.0
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Six String Sizzle
Two men on a street corner,
playing nothing but jazz.
The stores close, the lights blue,
but they sit and strum
as their hat fills with frost
and the long day yawns.
Maybe their cool fire
will light fireworks one day,
but all they need tonight
are sparks and smiles,
cold flints on the heels
of their boots. Nothing’s warmer
than a spark catching fire:
not even an ember,
burning itself out.
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Listen to Joe Maita read Ian Mullins’ poem
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Ian Mullins bales out from Liverpool, England. Collections include Almost Human (Original Plus, 2017), Masks and Shadows (Wordcatcher, 2019), Take A Deep Breath (Dempsey & Windle, 2020), Dirty Sweet (Anxiety Press, 2023), Fear Of Falling Backwards (Cajun Mutt Press, 2023) and NightWatchMan (Alien Buddha Press, 2024).
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Listen to the 1977 recording of Ralph Towner (guitar) and Jan Garbarek (saxophone) performing Garbarek’s composition “Yr.” [Universal Music Group]
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