Robin Eichele: The Wayland Sessions 2017-2020 (signed)

A brand new collection of poems by longtime Detroit poet and founding member of the legendary Detroit Artists’ Workshop.

The concept of this poetry collection is that of a vinyl record in the Blue Note tradition where the tracks are labeled and the needle can be dropped on the tune desired—a single listen from beginning to end, a side-one to side-two parsing over a period of measured absorption, or a sampling based on curiosity, intrigue, or a sense of adventure.” ~Robin Eichele

Robin Eichele has written poetry and fiction for over half a century. A co-founder of the Detroit Artists’ Workshop Society and Press, Eichele’s work has graced countless publications, radio programs, poetry conferences, arts festivals, bookstores and cafes over the years.

“Robin Eichele, a Detroit-based poet who’s written four previous collections, has structured “THE WAYLAND SESSIONS” 2017-2020, his latest work, around that of a vinyl record. The poems are organized by movement—ten altogether and organized by month—that capture the tone and mood of daily life. The collection is told in the Blue Note tradition, which in jazz and blues refers to a note that doesn’t quite belong to the key of the song being played. They may fall flat, or sound minor when the key is major. The blue melody is meant to create an enjoyable tension.”
—Indie Reader

$ 20.00