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The Fury of God's Goodbye (sample)

by Laila Salins

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Music: Laila Salins - voice and chamber jazz ensemble
Poetry: Anne Sexton
Photo of Anne Sexton from Spanish TV documentary

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The Fury of God’s Goodbye

One day He tipped His top hat and walked out of the room,
ending the argument. He stomped off saying: I don’t give guarantees.
I was left quite alone using up the darkness.
I rolled up my sweater, up into a ball, and took it to bed with me,
a kind of stand-in for God, that washerwoman who walks out
when you’re clean but not ironed.
When I woke up the sweater had turned to bricks of gold.
I’d won the world but like a forsaken explorer, I’d lost my map.

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released January 28, 2013
Performers: Laila Salins, vocals; Jamie Reynolds, piano; Matt Wigton, bass; Fred Kennedy, drums; Marty Ehrlich, saxophone

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laila salins New York, New York

"Captivated the crowd" (NY Times), "exceptional in her singing ability and performing intensity (Zurich Times), Latvian vocalist Laila Salins has enjoyed a richly diverse musical career, performing chamber music, world music, jazz, tango, and music theater/opera, performing widely in Europe, the US, Canada and Australia. Her new CD, Elevator into the Sky, is with jazz chamber ensemble. ... more

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