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    Recital Notes, Volume 2: The Digital Sessions
    Recital Notes, Volume 2: The Digital Sessions
    Recital Notes, Volume 2: The Digital Sessions
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    Recital Notes, Volume 2: The Digital Sessions

    By Michael Neal Morris

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    During weekly music recitals at my school, students and faculty are exposed to a variety of types of music and performers, from classical to Texas Swing and jazz, and from student musician to professional. The poems I draft during those performances and edit later, I hope, give readers a chance to experience the characters and ideas which come to mind as I listen to (usually) great music and watch people experience performances.

    This is the second book in an ongoing series. The first is "The Paper Sessions," which were composed on the programs for each recital. Each poem in this volume, "The Digital Sessions," was written first on my iPad or iPhone.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Neal Morris
    Release dateMay 20, 2018
    ISBN9780463394441
    Recital Notes, Volume 2: The Digital Sessions
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    Michael Neal Morris

    Michael Neal Morris is the author of Based on Imaginary Events, Release, Haiku, Etc., Music for Arguments, In Domestic News and other books. He has published a number of stories, poems, and essays both online and in print. He teaches Composition and Creative Writing at Eastfield College in Mesquite. He lives with his wife, children, and two snarky cats just outside the Dallas area.

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