I walked, when love was gone [ ... ]
Five Songs on Poems of James Wright
Song Cycle by Monica Houghton
1. A Breath of Air [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by James Wright (1927 - 1980), appears in St. Judas, copyright © 1959
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.2. The Trouble with You
Language: English
The trouble with you is [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by James Wright (1927 - 1980), "Love in a War Room in Winter", appears in Above the River, copyright © 1990
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.3. Neruda [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
It was one evening [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by James Wright (1927 - 1980), "Neruda", written 1973, copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Confirmed with An introduction to twelve letters by James Wright; as published in Modern Poetry Studies 5, Spring 1974
4. To the Saguaro Cactus Tree in the Desert Rain [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
I had no idea the elf owl [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by James Wright (1927 - 1980), "To the Saguaro Cactus Tree in the Desert Rain", appears in Above the River, copyright © 1992
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Language: English
Weep, and weep long, but do not weep for me [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by James Wright (1927 - 1980), "To a Troubled Friend", appears in The Green Wall, Wesleyan University Press, copyright © 1957
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Total word count: 550