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In the Mad Moonlight: Four Poems of Louis Jenkins

Song Cycle by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958)

1. Oklahoma
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I love this open and rolling prairie
 [ ... ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Louis Jenkins (1942 - 2019), appears in The Mad Moonlight: Poems, first published 2019, copyright ©

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2. Water
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Water does not want
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Text Authorship:

  • by Louis Jenkins (1942 - 2019), "Drip", appears in The Mad Moonlight: Poems, first published 2019, copyright ©

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3. Chekhov and Heisenberg
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I tell my brother-in-law
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Text Authorship:

  • by Louis Jenkins (1942 - 2019), appears in The Mad Moonlight: Poems, first published 2019, copyright ©

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4. Hey Diddle Diddle
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Language: English 
I like the high times as much as anyone
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Text Authorship:

  • by Louis Jenkins (1942 - 2019), appears in The Mad Moonlight: Poems, first published 2019, copyright ©

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