#annie higgins

[violettesiren]

Go by, three crows, go by, go by— Inky sunlight on your wings; And I will watch you as you fly And not think of unlikely things.

Go by and I will watch you go— A quiver of dark hurting the blue; And if I care no one would know From the way I look at you.

I will watch you disappear, Crying your way into the south, Even though the wind comes near And touches me upon the mouth.

I will watch though sunlight lies Warm as breath across my face, Holding nothing in my eyes But three crows flying into space.

Three Crows by Annie Higgins

[bechedor79]

i enjoyed lindsey kelk’s one in a million enough to want to draw fanart (i haven’t drawn in...a while)

this is supposed to be in the style of @eklixio, the queen of romance novel fanart

[quotesandpoemsandthings-blo-blog]

Walking

I said to myself one morning:      "Annie, the world is fair; You'd better be up and combing      the tangles out of your hair."

Quickly, myself made answer:      "The world is horrid and queer, And if you don't go to sleep again      You're going to be sorry, dear."

-Annie Higgins

[weathermanstation]

JIM COOPER: Conversation III

Full disclosure: I have worked directly with Jim in several ensembles, I've known him since attending the same university, Annie and I both consider him to be family, and he was one of the primary inspirations for starting the Weatherman interview project. 

I know first-hand that he's a player and composer with great intelligence and heart - not an easy feat - and a great conversationalist.  Here he discusses composition as a craft rather than an art, explains qualities unique to Chicago music-makers, and looks over his eighteen year path as a composer with great insight and self-awareness, now that he's "got some grey in [his] beard."    

We dug deep to uncover a 12-step program of pieces that Jim recorded in college that I remember well.  We've spliced them in to the audio recording of the interview.  Make sure you also check out the transcription though as the very end of our audio recording was cut off.

Now, it is our great pleasure to grant you passage to the very eloquent, articulate, active, courageous, and generous mind of Jim Cooper….

Weatherman Conversation III

-Jason, July 19th, 2012

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