Incantation: poetry + percussion

35 Mill Street,Littleton NH 03561

23 September, 2022

Description

This work, referred to as “the mermaid sequence,” was inspired by a 1900 painting by John William Waterhouse titled, The Siren. The collection’s eighteen poems explore a wide range of themes: love, longing, regret, confronted by the ecological magnitudes of an apocalyptic, dying world. These poems are now available as a limited edition, handmade chapbook designed and produced by Josh Dannin of Directangle Press. After the performance, all three artists will be available for a Q+A on their various collaborations. DAVID CREWS is a writer and editor who currently resides in southern Vermont, ancestral land of Mohican and Abenaki peoples. He cares for work that explores a reconnection to land and place, wilderness, preservation, nonviolence. His mermaid sequence, Incantation, is now available as a limited edition, handmade chapbook with Josh Dannin of Directangle Press. Find him at davidcrewspoetry.com DANIEL O’CONNOR (b. 1999) is a composer and percussionist based in upstate New York. His work has been performed by S.E.M. Ensemble, Talujon Percussion, Transient Canvas, and the I/O Ensemble. Originally from Virginia, Daniel now appears as an orchestral freelancer and solo across the Northeast. He holds a BA from Bennington College, where he studied with Matthew Gold. JOSH DANNIN is an artist and printmaker from Philadelphia, now based in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. He runs directanglepress.com, a letterpress and risograph printshop and artist residency in the White Mountains.