We're going back to the tapes, but this time for a genre that we rarely feature, but one that's timely with yesterday's announcement of our city's first Poet Laureate . Poetry is a bit of a change of pace for us, but Kirk Miles makes the cut because: (a) His cassette was put out by Syntax, who also released music by Big Dog and the Rip Chords and (b) It's a good example of the artistic cross-pollination (e.g., poets doing readings in punk venues) that made Calgary's '80s scene so vibrant. Heck, not only is Miles' old theatre outfit, One Yellow Rabbit , still going strong, they've even got the original Ten Foot Henry plywood cut-out in their performance space! And, of course, here is Golden Rock's age old transcription of the liner notes: On a Whimsically Adulterous Night with Batman's Wife Two Deaths of a Shark Three Handy Recipes for Summoning up from the Deep Catwoman Meets Sid Vicious When the Xenonman Supergirl in the Blossom Factory Kirk Miles lives in Calgary. He was a founding director of One Yellow Rabbit Performance Troupe and has written several productions for the company. He is currently working on a children's novel. Some poems originally published in Last Issue Magazine, Winter 1987. Illustrations by Wendy Toogood. (c) Copyright 1986 Kirk Miles. All rights reserved. Recorded at Syntax Arts Society, Calgary, Alberta, October 26, 1986. Huge thanks to Brian at Syntax for sending in a copy of the cassette!
