<a href='https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/anne-carson'>Anne Carson</a>'s poem and <a href='https://carolineshaw.com/'>Caroline Shaw</a>'s mesmerizing setting of it meditate on the feeling of being in and out of time. The recording of the song, which appears on the album <a href='https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/caroline-shaw-so-percussion-let-soil-play-its-simple-part-out-now-nonesuch-2021-06-25'>Let The Soil Play Its Simple Part</a> (Nonesuch, 2021), features Caroline Shaw and <a href='https://sopercussion.com/'>Sō Percussion</a> (Eric Cha-Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, and Jason Treuting).

Anne Carson's poem and Caroline Shaw's mesmerizing setting of it meditate on the feeling of being in and out of time. The recording of the song, which appears on the album Let The Soil Play Its Simple Part (Nonesuch, 2021), features Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion (Eric Cha-Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, and Jason Treuting).

<a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/anne-carson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anne Carson</a>'s poem and <a href="https://carolineshaw.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caroline Shaw</a>'s mesmerizing setting of it meditate on the feeling of being in and out of time. The recording of the song, which appears on the album <a href="https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/caroline-shaw-so-percussion-let-soil-play-its-simple-part-out-now-nonesuch-2021-06-25" rel="noopener noreferrer">Let The Soil Play Its Simple Part</a> (Nonesuch, 2021), features Caroline Shaw and <a href="https://sopercussion.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sō Percussion</a> (Eric Cha-Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, and Jason Treuting).

Room in Brooklyn/A Gradual Dazzle: Anne Carson and Caroline Shaw

Join music theorist Stephen Rodgers as he explores how composers transform words into songs. Each episode discusses one poem and one musical setting of it. The music is diverse—covering a variety of styles and time periods, and focusing on composers from underrepresented groups—and the tone is accessible and personal. If you love poetry and song, no matter your background and expertise, this show is for you. Episodes are 20-40 minutes long and air every couple of months.&nbsp;

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Join music theorist Stephen Rodgers as he explores how composers transform words into songs. Each episode discusses one poem and one musical setting of it. The music is diverse—covering a variety of styles and time periods, and focusing on composers from underrepresented groups—and the tone is accessible and personal. If you love poetry and song, no matter your background and expertise, this show is for you. Episodes are 20-40 minutes long and air every couple of months. 

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