Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Great Regulars: Natalie Merchant: I thought that,

to really convey childhood through these poems, and all aspects of childhood, we had to address the loss of innocence and the passage into the next phase of life, so, innocence and experience.

The Charles Causley poem is about this boy standing on the key, talking to the sailor, offering him a silver penny and an apricot tree.

Natalie Merchant: And the sailor never comes back because a war breaks out. And the boy waits and waits.

from Jeffrey Brown: PBS: Newshour: Poetry Series: Classical Poems Turn Lyrical on Natalie Merchant's New Album
also Jeffrey Brown: PBS: Newshour: Poetry Series: Natalie Merchant Is Well-Versed on Her New Album

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