The Carpenters (and Other Strangers), by Brandon Shimoda

The Carpenters (and Other Strangers)

by Brandon Shimoda

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1.	The Carpenters, Part I 02:00	buy track
2.	I am not happy 00:35	buy track
3.	Incarceration 00:34	buy track
4.	Love is a Battlefield 01:36	buy track
5.	The Killing Fields (by Gong Fu Cha) 03:44	buy track
6.	Twin moons straighten a perfume 00:28	buy track
7.	Scarlet Begonias, Part I (by Phil Cordelli & Sarah Boyer) 06:10	buy track
8.	Rainbow 03:59	buy track
9.	Buns & Stucco (Everything Sweet is Sweet) (by Aroma :: Wet Marble) 02:37	buy track
10.	Massive Pineapple 00:11	buy track
11.	Blind Children (White Breast) 00:29	buy track
12.	The Grave on the Wall (Rocks in Heaven) 00:49	buy track
13.	The Carpenters, Part II/Scarlet Begonias, Part II 02:25	buy track

about

Brandon Shimoda was born in California, and is, among other things (friend, son, brother, uncle, grandson), a poet. He is also the co-editor of two recent books by two poets he deeply admires: Wong May and Etel Adnan.

All poems & songs performed by Brandon Shimoda, except The Carpenters (by various artists), The Killing Fields (by Gong Fu Cha), Scarlet Begonias (by Phil Cordelli & Sarah Boyer), and Buns & Stucco (by Aroma :: Wet Marble). Please visit: Gong Fu Cha: gongfucha.bandcamp.com and Aroma :: Wet Marble: aromanth.bandcamp.com.

The words in Buns & Stucco are from pp. 48-49 of Portuguese (Octopus/Tin House, 2013). The words in Scarlet Begonias are from pp. 104-108 of Portuguese, and were co-written by Phil Cordelli. The words in The Killing Fields are from p. 21 of Portuguese. Rainbow originally appeared in InDigest (2012; thanks to Dustin Luke Nelson).

Love especially to Kelly Schirmann, Paul Laborde, Phil Cordelli, Sarah Boyer, Sam Christopher, Dot Devota, & Karen Carpenter.

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released September 16, 2014

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Black Cake Records Portland, Oregon

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