This is Music and Poetry, episode 25 - Open Space. Music and Poetry is a collaboration of Spencer and Don Hutchinson, where Don reads a poem from his collection, and Spencer plays improvised piano in an attempt to capture mood from the poem. Thank you very much for listening! You can support these works at: https://www.patreon.com/HolyHutch

This is Music and Poetry, episode 23 - Intimacy. The title speaks for itself, really. Don explores how man and woman, or really any two people who love each other, share a common space through personal intimacy. It's a complex, possibly heart wrenching thing, that is balanced on the satisfaction of two individuals, battling against time and circumstances that will inevitably seek to tear the pair apart. The music played by myself, Spencer Hutchinson, was composed and played in a free-flow where I envisioned my own experiences with intimacy and loss. I found the balance between sad tones and happy, hopeful tones accurately reflects how I feel when I remember the passion I felt, and the pain of loss when things did not work out like I hoped. I hope you enjoy the poem and music today. Thank you so much for listening.

This is Music and Poetry, episode 22 - Horse and Barn. This poem explores the power of formative experiences for young people, specifically involving the interaction of a young mind with horses. Don explores the concept of finding identity through a relationship with a powerful animal, especially regarding young women and horses. He touches on the experience of young men with these majestic animals, but holds that the experience is wholly different for men and women. Women, he concludes, find nurturing tendencies in the animal. Men find an expression of their inner strength and growing power in the animal. These two explorations of man and horse find their way into the poem. We hope you enjoy it!

This is Music and Poetry, episode 21 - Two Homes. Many times we find ourselves between two places we hold as important. This might be your parents and your own home as you become parents yourselves. This might be the comfort you once found in the safety of your childhood home, now found in the arms of a compassionate lover. Maybe it's the safety of your career, and those around you who have become like family. Whatever the case, we many times have two homes, and the balance of that in our minds can be difficult at times. It's the natural progression of things, and Don's poem explores its depth.

This is Music and Poetry, episode 21 - Stages. In life, we go through processes that can be clearly defined by a beginning and an end. These stages present both loss and opportunity for us, giving us a chance to grow and become more powerful, and a chance to mourn what has passed. These stages are an important part of life.

This is Music and Poetry, episode 19 - Ecology.

This is Music and Poetry, episode 19 - Habitat. The poem deals with the period in time where Don Hutchinson was at work on the SkyLab project, where we as Americans were trying to set up the first habitat for people to live in while in space. Don explores the concept of habitat, and what is needed for a living space for people.

This is Music and Poetry, episode 17 - Inherence. There is an interesting difference that exists in words that have similar roots. There is inherence, adherence, and coherence. Each word has its own connotation, with inherence being related to what lies naturally underneath the outer exterior. The music today is simple in its form, but came about as I thought of the poem. I hope you enjoy it!

This is Music and Poetry, episode 16 - Self-Fashioning. This poem's title is rather self-explanatory, and the accompanying music has a building momentum that seemed to fit the theme.

This is Music and Poetry, episode 15 - The Inward Turn. This poem has to do with one's choice or drive to turn inward on one's self, and to analyze the inner world each of us has within us. This is usually projected into the outer world through creative projects like music, poetry, conversation, or any other outlet we have as people.