Inspired by Albert Einstein's quotation "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once" and by "Relativity," M. C. Escher, 1953, lithograph, 27.7 × 29.2 cm. This poem was first published in "The Rutherford Red Wheelba
Poetry written and read by Roxanne Hoffman, accompanied by pounding drum beats. "Flora Selva" originally appeared in The Riverside Poets Chapbook No. 8 and is the title track of Roxanne's forthcoming CD by the same name.
"Joan" originally appeared in the online journal LUCID RHYTHMS. The form is French Virelay from the French 'virer', "to turn or veer", a medieval French poetic form. The poem is meant to be chanted or sung twice and has interleaving or chain rh
"A Vampire's Lament" originally appeared in print NOMAD'S CHOIR; an excerpt can be heard in the indie film "Love and the Vampire" produced and directed by David Gold.
Poetry read and written by Roxanne Hoffman with music "Laid Back Guitars" by Kevin MacLeod."Living With The Dead" was originally published at RogueScholars.com and will be released on Roxanne's forthcoming CD "Flora Selva." My Podcast Alley fee
Roxanne's poem "Dad Always Wanted A Boy" was originally published online at www.RedRiverReview.com. Her reading was recorded live at The Cornelia Street Cafe in New York City on Friday June 13th, 2008. And mixed with "Just as Soon" by Kevin Mac
A poems inspired by Wilbur Wright's letter to Octave Chanute, dated May 13, 1900. “For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible by man.” is the first sentence Wright's letter. In the second paragraph of the same
"Many Have Asked How We Stay Together," my response to Shakespeare's Sonnet 115, is now up on David Morneau's 5 OF 4 MUSIC website (http://www.5of4.com/love_songs/poets.html). Last August, David contacted me, after getting my name from fellow w
"Dare I" was written in 2004. An excerpt from the poem was recited by actor Rick Poli during his 2005 indie flick LOVE AND THE VAMPIRE produced and directed with co-star Dave Gold. This track, performed by the author, was released in 2006 on a
The text of the lyrics for this piece has been accepted for publicaton in the premier issue of DARK EYE GLANCES, a new Canadian dark poetry magazine. Musical composition (harpsichord & flute) by author, Roxanne Hoffman.
This track was first released in the CD of the same name from Poetry Thin Air. The poem was first published in The Riverside Poetry Workshop: Poems, Volume 8, edited by Arthur Bitterman.