Dave reads a smattering from Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac and original verse written in Germany in 1992, joined by Trauben the hitchhiking acupuncturist (who toils to understand a Welsh miner’s lantern), the lads chat about flowing chi, Cascade mountain lookouts the author as a young writer while attempting to communicate with racoons – possibly bearing...


Dave reads a smattering from Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac and original verse written in Germany in 1992, joined by Trauben the hitchhiking acupuncturist (who toils to understand a Welsh miner’s lantern), the lads chat about flowing chi, Cascade mountain lookouts the author as a young writer while attempting to communicate with racoons – possibly bearing gifts.


https://archive.org/download/Postcard34LanternsForWelshMiners/Postcard-34-Lanterns-for-Welsh-Miners.mp3


Light a match for: Lanterns for Welsh Miners – Postcard #34 (.mp3, 21MB, 20:29)



Mountains awaiting gazing, not asking to be climbed


Music: snippets from Gord Downie singing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and Stuart Dempster‘s experimental live recording with didjeridoo and trombone from KEXP Sonarchy Radio Podcast recorded at Jack Straw non-profit recording studios.


Bonus: flowing chi, Cascade mountain lookouts (NY Times article) the author as a young writer


Poet Dave (L) and Doctor Trevor/Trauben as youthful hitchhikers in Europe, 1992, or in this case, London, UK


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