Foto by L. K. Thayer
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
RIDE ON THEIR VERSES
WALK DOWN AND UP THEIR WORDS
PICK THEM UP OUT OF THE GUTTER
THE ONES WHO WRITE WITH THEIR FLESH
WITH BROKEN STEPS AND GESTURES
WITH THEIR LIVES AND SUFFERING
THAT LIVE THE POEMS
WITH A LARGE SWOOP
SCOOP THEM UP IN A LOOSE NET
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
KISS THEM
LOVE THEM
PASSIONATELY
BREATH THEIR INTENSITY
INGEST IT INTO YOURSELF
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
THOSE THAT TOUCH YOU
THOSE THAT AFFECT YOU
THOSE WHO POUND INTO YOU
MAKE YOUR HEART BEAT FAST
THOSE WHO MAKE YOUR BLOOD BOIL
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
THAT ARE JUST UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE
ON THE EDGE
AROUND THE CORNER OF YOUR SUPPRESSED IMPULSE
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
WITH YOUR TRUMPET BLOW THEIR BRAINS OUT
WITH KINDNESS
PLAY WITH THEM
SING ALL ALOUD SIMULTANEOUSLY
IN THE SAME MOVEMENT
SCREAM FROM THE WOUNDS OF THE EARTH
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
THEIR VERSE MAKES YOU ALIVE
AWAKENS THE MUSIC
THAT HAS BEEN LYING DORMANT
WITHIN YOU FOR CENTURIES
THAT STIRS THE SLUSH THE MUCK THE MUD
THAT MAKES THE TRIBUTARIES AND ARTERIES
THAT CLOG UP IMPURE
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
AND TOGETHER LET THEM
MOW DOWN THE OPPRESSORS THE TERRORIST
WHO TRY TO HOLD US ALL IN CHECK
WHO MAKE US PUNCH THE TIME CLOCK
WHO TELL US WHAT TO THINK AND FEEL
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
BRING THEM FAST
BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
BEFORE THE BOMB IS INVENTED
THAT WILL EAT THE WHOLE WORLD UP
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
WHO ARE ALL COLORS
WHO HAVE BEEN HIDDEN
WHO CAN TRANSFORM
AND TRANSCEND
THE LIMITATION
THIS MUTED STRIVING
LOOK TO THE DAY
WHEN THEIR POEM
WILL BE LOVED LIVED AND FELT
WHEN THEIR NEED TO EXPRESS THE POEM
WILL BE SILENCED
WHEN THE ABUNDANCE
WILL BE THE ORGASM THE CLIMAX THE OXYGEN
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
THAT WILL OVERTAKE THE GALAXY
THE UNIVERSE
WHEN THEIR STANZAS
AND RHYMES
AND COUPLETS
WILL RESONATE FROM STAR TO STAR
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
STRETCH AND SEND THEM TO
BANGLADESH TO BOSNIA
TO NEW YORK
TO LOS ANGELES.
TO EUROPE
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
HAVE A BEER WITH THEM
SHARE A SANDWICH
DO NOT LOOK FOR A RESTING
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
UNTIL YOU FEEL THE WINDING DOWN
THE REVERSE
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
PULL THEIR WORDS OUT OF BOOKS AND PAGES
PULL THEM OFF
SEND THEM BACK TO THE POETS’ PEN AND FINGERS
BACK INSIDE HIS BRAIN AND EXTREMITIES
SEND THE VERSES BACK INTO HIS BODY
LET HIM ABSORB THEM ALL AT ONCE
AND START AGAIN
LET HIM GO BACK IN TIME
BECOME A CHILD
GO BACK FURTHER STILL INTO THE WOMB
BACK INSIDE HIS FATHER BEFORE SPERM
UNITED WITH HIS MOTHERS EGG
LET HIM GO BACK FURTHER STILL
TILL BEYOND THE BEGINNING
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
UNTIL YOU ARE
THE AWARENESS OF THE ONE POET
THE WILD UNTAMED LAND OF THE SELF
THE UNCONSCIOUS WHERE WE ALL MERGE
AND UNITE
CROSS AND INTERSECT
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
WHAT CAN EVOLVE
WHAT CAN WE BECOME
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
ON SURFBOARDS
IN CHURCHES
AND SYNAGOGUES
IN MOSQUE’S
AND TRAIN STATIONS
IN HINDU AND BUDDHIST TEMPLES
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
ALL THE RHYTHMS
VOICES
SOUNDS
PULVERIZE THEM CRUSH THEM
CRUMBLE THEIR BONES INTO ASHES
PUT NEW WINE INTO THE VESSELS
ROUTE NEW BLOOD IN THE VEINS
LET THEM COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR PEACE
A WAY TO
DISSOLVE DESTRUCTION
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
HANG THEM OUT TO DRY
TURN THEIR POCKETS INSIDE OUT
SPEAK THEIR POEMS OUT LOUD
RECORD THE PERCUSSION
THE WIND TONES
THE SHEER FORCE
OF ALL THE WORDS
EXPANDING
THROBBING
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
THE ONES WHO HURL THEIR POEMS
LIKE A JAVELIN
LIKE A SPEAR
LIKE THE SHOT
OUT OF A BAZOOKA
LET THEM PIERCE YOU
WITH THEIR LOADED WEAPONS
THEIR IMAGES AND THOUGHTS
UNTIL YOU ARE HEALED
GO INTO EVERY CREVICE
EVERY BLOODSTREAM
REVERSE THEIR IGNORANCE
STOP THEM BEFORE THEY STOP YOU
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
TO THE BANQUET
REJOICE
SHAKE
TREMBLE
WEEP
DANCE THE ECSTATIC GALACTIC SYMPHONY
LET IT PENETRATE INTO EVERY PAIN
EVERY MARROW
EVERY CELL
EVERY TISSUE
UNTIL THERE IS NO ONE LEFT
UNTIL THERE ARE NO MORE WARS
AND THERE IS NO MORE HATRED EXPRESSED
BRING IN ALL THE POETS
© 2007
L. K. Thayer’s Foto Fetish© 2010
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
| Stephen John Kalinich was born in Endicott, New York, America he is a poet. He has also collaborated with many musicians including P.F. Sloan, Art Munson, Kenny Hirsch, Randy Crawford, Mary Wilson of the The Supreme’s, Odyssey, Clifton Davis and Diana Ross. He wrote several songs for The Beach Boys including “Be Still“, “Little Bird” and “A Time to Live in Dreams” with Dennis Wilson. And most recently two songs on Brian’s Gettin’ In Over My Head album, ‘ A friend like you featuring vocals from Paul McCartney, Brian also recorded their 1970’s collaboration ‘California Feeling‘ on a recent classics compilation. Also, having been lost for 40 years the album Stephen worked on with Brian Wilson in 1969 finally saw the light of day, A World of Peace Must Come, a classic 60’s album of poems with musical baking by Brian. Stephen has recently spent a great deal of time in Brighton, during which time he has worked with some great British Musicians, resulting in two great cds, Galactic Symphonies and South Downs Way, both receiving great critical success! Recently Stephen read ‘If You Knew‘ in Washington DC as part of a weekend for Children Uniting Nations whose founder is Daphna Ziman. She asked Stephen to come to Washington and recite his poem to many members of the House and Senate and all who came received a copy of his book ‘If You Knew’ around 500 copies given. He did the program with Goldie Hawn, Chaka Khan and Lili Haydn. He met Nancy Pelosi and many other senators and congressman. Daphna is a close friend of Hilary Clinton who also received the book. Your favourite virtue? I would say the pursuit of truth and honesty The expression of love. Your favourite qualities in a man? Your favourite qualities in a woman? Your main characteristic? What draws you most to your friends? Given the opportunity what would you most like to change? Who would you most like to take out for dinner? Your idea of happiness? What is your favourite way of spending the day? Whose life other than yours would you most like to have lived? Where would you most like to live? Who is your favourite author? Who is your favourite poet? Your favourite heroes in fiction? Your favourite heroines in fiction? Your favourite painters? Who is your favourite composer? Your favourite food? Your favourite drink? Who do you most admire? What is your present state of mind? For what fault have you most toleration? Your favourite motto? Book: Recordings:
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Beauty holds me in its hand *** Helen Keller She touched me in stillness *** Inspiration can potentially reverse some of the somatic and balance the *** The role of the Artist is to be an *** *** Many have come with good tidings and plans but once they become *** We must be agents of workable change anchored in reality. *** Awareness and *** Any *** The oppressed will always rise and take the power *** Neutrality *** Only by *** There is no room for non involvement to not be involved is *** Happiness can not be achieved by arriving only by *** Only by letting *** Each new morning brings with it the opportunity for *** All the blocks are in place. The gates are wide *** A restructuring of the fundamental approach to *** Merging into each other daily we engage in the ever *** Radical Reform is *** We are the Artist of today and the future and we see the *** We are the ones to change the *** One breath and one heart beat That beats for *** Copyright © 2007 To me Stephen Kalinich |
Candy Face Lane Remix Ocean
Bring in all the Poets
America I Know You
Child of Winter
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I love this anthem so…thank you Stephen. Write On! -LK🙂
I am so blown away by this poem!! I think it’s one of the most brilliant things I’ve ever read and agree that it is the answer and antidote for our times!!!
Bring it on, all you beautiful poets!!!….
With great respect, love and admiration,
Leslie Thayer Mann
Thanks Stevie,
You keep me on the road.
you lift me up out of the gutter
with your writing from the flesh
my broken steps are now gestures
for the ones who live their life in suffering
the ones who live the poems
SCOOP THEM UP IN A LOOSE NET
BRING IN ALL THE POETS!!!
Terry Emm
I just listened to Bring In All The Poets on the Richard Durrant/Steve Kalinich CD. IT’s fuckin’ awesome dude !! Absolutely genius !
So impressed all over again. I’d love to do a RE-mix of it with phat drums n shit and Tommy.
Really exciting piece of work mate xxx
Ralph surfin’
Ralph Brown
That’s one hell of a long read for Lordy!! I will come back to this. If I like the first 100 words then all will be top notch!! And I did manage the first 100 words or so!!””””””””””””””””’Looks like a true hero
Stevie does it again ! Bring In All The Poets and get them against the wall and see who amongst them shines as bright as SJK. It’s always good to be drawn into another dimension – and then be shot out through a cannon afterwards, back into our own reality, with the clinging tidbits tugging at our sleeves every now and then. Life is a wonderful ride because of poets like Stevie.
Happy Birthday Stevie, I love you, you rock!!! Lisa🙂