New collection- Grace Notes

[Marc Woodward]

Delighted to announce my new collection, co-written with renowned poet Andy Brown, is published on 15th February (and available for pre-order now) by Sea Crow Press.
it’s a collection of music related poems about our own connection to music and musicians - some we’ve known and played with, others who have influenced us with references to wide range of artists.

'From the intimacy of a pub singalong or an epiphany in a guitar shop, to virtuosic frenzy or the majesty of a symphony, Grace Notes is endlessly inventive, clever and heartfelt. I love this book — it's so friendly and inviting you hardly notice it playing your heartstrings or lighting up your brain like a mixing desk, and before you know it you're part of its score.'
—Luke Kennard, Winner of the Forward Poetry Prize. Professor of Creative Writing, University of Birmingham.

And I’m especially pleased and honoured that the cover features a stunning painting by @Jenn Zed

Available from all the usual places, Amazon, Barnes & Noble etc or directly from https://seacrowpress.com

 

[Raymond Huffman]

Congratulations. That sounds wonderful. I have always been intrigued with the deep relationship between poetry and music - sometimes they seem indistinguishable to me. Even music without words elicits elements of poetry, I think. Jenn's artwork is stunning indeed. Will look forward to this.

 

[Tom Strong]

Very cool Marc, congrats.

 

[Obed Ladiny]

Looking great and inviting! Congrats to you!

 

[Phyllis Green]

Delighted to announce my new collection, co-written with renowned poet Andy Brown, is published on 15th February (and available for pre-order now) by Sea Crow Press.
it’s a collection of music related poems about our own connection to music and musicians - some we’ve known and played with, others who have influenced us with references to wide range of artists.

'From the intimacy of a pub singalong or an epiphany in a guitar shop, to virtuosic frenzy or the majesty of a symphony, Grace Notes is endlessly inventive, clever and heartfelt. I love this book — it's so friendly and inviting you hardly notice it playing your heartstrings or lighting up your brain like a mixing desk, and before you know it you're part of its score.'
—Luke Kennard, Winner of the Forward Poetry Prize. Professor of Creative Writing, University of Birmingham.

And I’m especially pleased and honoured that the cover features a stunning painting by @Jenn Zed

Available from all the usual places, Amazon, Barnes & Noble etc or directly from https://seacrowpress.com

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Wonderful and love the cover!

 

[Marc Woodward]

Thanks all! That cover painting is stunning isn’t it? Huge thanks to @Jenn Zed

if anyone is interested I present a weekly poetry & music radio show on Sandcastle Radio and for tomorrow’s show Andy Brown joins me in the studio to read and discuss some of the poems in the book and play the music that inspired them. Music from Santana, Chet Baker, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Tedeschi/Trucks, Elmore James, and others.
Listen here at 6pm UK time, 1pm EST, 12pm CST, etc

https://sandcastleradio.org