What do you do with a poem that is too long to read at most
open microphone events? Expand it into a complete event!
In March of 1984 Ktadhn wrote a set of very short stories
for a friend. They were the first of their kind, and everything he'd written
since, including poems, has a few rootlets leading back there. The stories were
little scenes that burned in his memory, and he wanted to bring them to some
kind of new life in words.
"Stories on the Wind" was sparked by the theme of
Wind, chosen by people at the Rosehaven open mic for the following week. Kt has
many memories of windy days, including one he'd written about in the 1984
stories. That memory joined others in what became a suite of nine poems.
Recently reminded of it by a comment from a friend, Kt has
taken another look at the poems, spent time with them, and rewritten everything - adding a tenth vignette and some well considered musical intervals to
create a celebration of air and motion.
Ktadhn Vesuvino with poetry and music, live on stream.
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