Friday, February 1, 2019

Lawrence Upton - Two songs


Lawrence Upton is a poet and graphic / sound artist.

His publications include: wrack (2012); and Some commentaries on Bob Cobbing (2013). He co-edited Word Score Utterance Choreography in Verbal and Visual Poetry (1998) with Bob Cobbing, with whom he also made the poem set Domestic Ambient Noise, spanning 300 pamphlets totalling more than 1800 pages (published 1994-2000) and eleven other publications.

He convenes WF Workshop in Central London, UK. He is an academic member of Athens Institute for Education and Research.

Currently writing collaboratively with Dr Tina Bass.

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Song: EXTENDS FRESHNESS
[This is called song; but it should be spoken.
Take it one line at a time and don't worry too much about the shape of the whole thing. You can do that in your head; but, vocally, it's a line by line thing.


ALE FUN WORM...
ALE FUR MOWN...
AMEN, FUR OWL...
ARM FUEL OWN...
DENTS FRESHEN SEX...
EMU FLOW RAN...
EXTENDS FRESHNESS...
FANE LOW RUM...
FEN MAUL ROW...
FLU MAN WORE...
FLU MANE ROW...
FLU OWN REAM...
AMEN, FLU ROW..
AMEN, FUR LOW...
ARM FUEL NOW...
EAR FLU MOWN...
EMU FOWL RAN...
FAME LOW URN...
FAR LOW MENU...
FEW UNMORAL...
FLU MARE, NOW...
FLU MARE OWN...
FLU ONE, WARM...
FOUL MEN WAR...
ARE FLU MOWN?
ARM FOUL NEW...
AWE FLU NORM...
EARN FLU...
EON FLU WARM...
FAN LURE...
FAR MULE WON...
FLEA NOW...
FLU OMEN WAR...
FOUL NEW RAM...
FUEL MAR WON...
AWE FLU MORN...
EARFUL MOWN...
EON FLAW RUM...
FAME OWL RUN...
FAR MULE OWN...
FLEA RUM WON...
FLU REAM WON...
FOUR LAM NEW...
FUEL MAR OWN...
FUN LAW...
EARL FUN MOW...
DENT FRESH SEX...
EMU FOR LAWN...
FAME LOW RUN...
FAR MENU OWL...
FLEA MOW RUN...
FLU NEW ROAM...
FOR MAUL NEW...
FRESHNESS, TEND SEX...
FUME LOW RAN...
FUN MOLE WAR...
EMU RAN WOLF...
ELM FAWN OUR...
EXTEND HEN SERFS...
FANE OWL RUM...
FLEW MAN OUR FLOW MANURE...
FOE LAWN RUM...
FOUR LAWMEN...
FUME OWL RAN...
FUN MOLE RAW...
FUR LOW MEAN...
FAME OWL URN...
ERA FLU MOWN...
FAN MULE ROW...
FLAW MEN OUR FLAW ONE RUM...
FLU NOW REAM...
FOUL MAR NEW...
FUEL MOW RAN...
FUN LOW REAM...
FUR LAME WON...
FUR MANE OWL...
LEAF NOW RUM...
FAR MULE NOW...
FAN MOW RULE...
FEW LOAN RUM...
FORMULA NEW...
FUEL MAR NOW...
FUN LOW MARE...
FUR LAME OWN...
FUR MALE WON...
LEAF MOW URN...
FOUL MEN RAW...
FLEA OWN RUM...
FLEA MOW URN...
FLU OMEN RAW...
FOUR LAW MEN...
FUEL OWN RAM...
FUN MARE OWL...
FUR LAW OMEN...
FUR MEAL OWN...
FUEL RAM...
LEAF RUM WON...
FUR LEAN...
LEAF MOW RUN...
FLU MEAN...
FOR LAW MENU...
FUEL NOW...
FUN MEAL...
FUR LOW MANE...
FUR NAME OWL...
FLU MARE WON...
FUNERAL...
FUN LAME...
FURL MAN OWE...
FUR MEAN OWL...
FUN MALE ROW...
FUR MALE NOW...
FOAL NEW RUM...
FURL MAN WOE...
FUR MALE OWN...
FUEL MAN ROW...
FOWL MANURE...
FUN LAM WORE...
MANURE WOLF...
MANFUL WORE...
FUN MOW REAL...
FUN OWL REAM...
LOAF NEW RUM...
LEAF OWN RUM...
FUR LANE MOW...
FUR MEAL WON...
FUR LOW...


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Song


AGO COALS POPCORN.
ALGA COCOONS PROP...


ALONG COCOA PROPS...


POGO.
ANALOG CROP SCOOP.
CARNAL POGO...


CAROLS CONGA POOP...


CARP, COOP, LAGOONS.
CARPAL GOON SCOOP...


CLANGOR COOP SOAP...


CLAPS CORONA POGO.
COCOA GROANS PLOP...


COCOA LOOP SPRANG.
COCOA OPAL PRONGS.
COCOA POLO.
COCOON GAPS POLAR.
COGNAC OPALS POOR...


COGNAC ORALS POOP...


COGNAC SOLAR.
COLOR COOPS PAGAN...


PAGAN SCOOP.
COOL COPS PARAGON.
COP GRANOLA SCOOP.
CORONA POGO SCALP.
CRAP LAGOON SCOOP.
GOALS.
LOCO POPCORN SAGA.

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