Michael Gravel Edmonton Writer

Me and The Raving Poets Band on Television

This Friday, June 27, 2008, me and my pals in The Raving Poets Band are taking part in a special “goodbye and good luck” episode on HelpTV. Their season is coming to a close and they’ve called in the Raving Poets to do what we do best: close the sucker down with panache and class. The band will be playing backup for the duration and yours truly will be reading a poem on air to mark the end of their program. I’m very humbled by this request, and let’s face it, it’s not often (read:never) that poetry gets broadcast on television. Here are the broadcast details:

Friday June 27
6pm & 11pm Access TV (Channel 9) and
4pm & 10pm on CLT on the same day.

Check it out if you can. Lesley and the crew wanted a “goodbye” piece, something that would send everyone into that good night. Having come very close to buying the farm, I’ve got more than a few goodbye pieces. However, only these lines seem to make sense:

goodnight these lips i kiss so sweet
these folds my fingers trace
goodnight my breathing beauty
who lay at my side
goodnight cosmos and jazz
and goodnight to this path
that time will erase

See you on the airwaves, my friends.

Entry #93 · June 25, 2008 in