Aloha/irish trees is a collection of new and old poems by Eileen Myles, many of which have never been featured in her previous print collections and all of which have never been featured on a vinyl record. Further, unlike the vast majority of vinyl-poetry records, Aloha/irish trees was recorded live. Live meaning that it encapsulates an experience that every poet is familiar with—an occasional linguistic flub can be heard now and then, as can the sound of the poet clearing her throat, taking a sip of water. “Fuck, this is so hard” is uttered on the first track of Side A. The final sentence heard on the last track of Side B is “I’m gonna catch up, I have to pee.” Listening to Aloha/irish trees is listening to Eileen Myles read her work live, an aural experience easy to hear, hard to escape.
SIDE A
1. Sorry
2. Basic August
3. Therapy
4. Tulip
5. April (a fragment)
6. El Diablito
7. The City
8. Western Poem
9. You (I’m bravely…)
10. Memorial Day
11. May 26th
12. May 29th
13. St. Joseph, Father of Whales
14. You (After all these…)
SIDE B
1. You (I’m bravely…)
2. Harp
3. Photograph of Everything
4. Our Happiness
5. August 23rd
6. Silvia
7. Sharing Fall
8. Evolution
9. My Poems
10. Aloha/Afterthought
11. May 8th
12. So
13. I always put my pussy
14. G’s Body
15. Girlfriend
16. Effigy
17. Me II
18. Greek
19. So Realism
20. Onwards, Upwards & Always
21. 40th St.
22. irish trees
Aloha/irish trees is a collection of new and old poems by Eileen Myles, many of which have never been featured in her previous print collections and all of which have never been featured on a vinyl record. Further, unlike the vast majority of vinyl-poetry records, Aloha/irish trees was recorded live. Live meaning that it encapsulates an experience that every poet is familiar with—an occasional linguistic flub can be heard now and then, as can the sound of the poet clearing her throat, taking a sip of water. “Fuck, this is so hard” is uttered on the first track of Side A. The final sentence heard on the last track of Side B is “I’m gonna catch up, I have to pee.” Listening to Aloha/irish trees is listening to Eileen Myles read her work live, an aural experience easy to hear, hard to escape.
-https://fonografeditions.com/catalog/aloha-irish-trees/
-HL
11/25/2020
