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The Sunday Poem is published weekly, and strives to include the poet reading their work.
Russell Dupont reads his poem at its conclusion.
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photo by Joe Maita
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Unseasonably warm,
unable to sleep,
I slip out onto the terrace
overlooking a lush meadow
that slouches to the forest’s edge.
The sky is dark, muted,
and as Miles’ trumpet sighs,
a breeze whispers
a mournful, silver sound.
Notes, like fireflies,
dance and shimmer
in the night and,
without you beside me,
the world begins to fade
into hues of Blue in Green.
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Listen to Russell Dupont read his poem
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Russell Dupont, poet, artist, novelist, has published in the albatross, Spectrum, The I, For Poets Only, The Anthology of South Shore Poets, Re-Side, Oddball, Jerry Jazz Musician, Adelaide Literary Magazine, Rye Whiskey Review, Last Stanza Poetry Journal, the new post-literate, DADAKU, One Sentence, Verse-Virtual, Lothlorien Journal, Pick-Me-Up Poetry, Poetry Porch, Concrete Formalist Poetry and the Northern New England Review. He is the author of three novels: King & Train, Waiting for the Turk, Movin’ On; a collection of short stories, Norman Mailer Walks Into a Bar; three collections of poetry: Winter, 1948, Establishing Home Plate, and Jazz at the Point.
He is also the author of two non-fiction chapbooks — Up in Wisconsin: Travels with Kinsley, and There is No Dam Now at Richford. Examples of his work have been collected in the Archives of UMass Boston. His journalism has appeared in The Dorchester Community News, The Melrose Free Press and The Patriot Ledger.
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Listen to the 1959 recording of Miles Davis playing his (with Bill Evans) composition “Blue in Green,” with Miles Davis (trumpet); John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Bill Evans (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); and Jimmy Cobb (drums). [Miles Davis Official Audio]
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