WordFaery

1. Susan Marie Says:
   February 13th, 2008 at 7:55 pm eWordFaery ~ Eclectic (CD Review ~ Nightlife)

   ” . . . born like this – into this – as the chalk faces smile – as Mrs. Death laughs – as the elevators break – as political landscapes dissolve – as the supermarket bag boy holds a college degree – as the oily fish spit out their oily prey – as the sun is masked – we are – born like this – into this – into these carefully mad wars – into the sight of broken factory windows of emptiness – into bars where people no longer speak to each other- into fist fights that end as shootings and knifings – born into this – into hospitals which are so expensive that it’s cheaper to die – into lawyers who charge so much it’s cheaper to plead guilty – into a country where the jails are full and the madhouses closed – into a place where the masses elevate fools into rich heroes – born into this – walking and living through this – dying because of this – muted because of this . . . ”

   Through the words of Charles Bukowski from his volume, “The Last Night of the Earth Poems”, I quote a passage from “Dinosauria, we.” This piece accurately portrays the sentiment behind WordFaery in this 36 track CD entitled, “Eclectic.”

   WordFaery is a songsmith, a minstrel, a scribe, a dramatist and a poet. She is an artist. I have witnessed her perform ranging from humor to realism to belting out akin to Bessie Smith. She is eclectic, as any artist is; yet here she displays a range of sound, vocals, and subject matter in her first spoken word CD. WordFaery is Marge Merrill.

   The second track, “Olive Branch”, speaks of the inherent need of not only humans, but also spirits to reach out to another in love and caring. What follows is confusion when that palm is extended and rejected, repeatedly. When one is able to see the Universe with full sight it is oftentimes convoluted, watered down, greeted by another who may not see as clearly as another. This track is recognition of self, and in that, the disappointment that comes with understanding this plane, people and life to its fullest.

   “Poet to Poet” is brilliant. Marge speaks to all artists due to a specific bond that is shared by and through art. This can be attributed to a lover, a friend, an author one wishes to meet, a book read and set back down, a piece of music. It is the intimate knitting of words to heart to mouth simply by the use of words. George “Papa G” Gardner wrote this piece from Houston, TX, and with permission, Marge makes it her own.

   “Saturday Afternoon” is one of my favorites. Marge is able to distinguish the difference between what one may see on a rainy day and what lies beneath the rain. She invites you into a world she envisions through the eyes of a poet. She takes something as simple as a rainy day and churns that into lovers entwined, chocolate chip cookies, and coffee. It is here, writing, where we must face ourselves whether we wish to or not. At the end of the track, she accurately defines a poet: ” . . . voyeurs bleeding emotions by the roadside.”

   Track twelve, “Above It All”, is by far the prize on this compilation. It is here you lift the veil off of the face of Marge Merrill to meet The WordFaery. It begins with the tip tapping of keyboard keys, each keystroke heard while she speaks. Marge has a singsong rhyme to her voice that is calming. She speaks of wild horses, dragons, giants and fairies. The backdrop of keystrokes is essential as she is defining what it is like for her to write, to release, her experience. When I first heard this I envisioned a blue sky and cotton candy clouds. A forest breathing alive, like Rivendell and butterflies kissing my cheeks. I felt my hair whipping wind on bareback and heard my own voice soaring through realms most of us never take the time to visit. “Above It All” IS WordFaery in all her beauty. It is her spirit, her soul, and her voice. “Above It All” is freedom.

   “I can bench press a Buick on a bad day . . . every day . . .” This is “Super Woman.” Marge uses a tired element to her speech relaying to us what it means to survive, to be a woman, to stay above everything no matter what life hands you. This is a statement of survival. Marge has a gift of ending her pieces abrupt. Leaving you sitting there to contemplate what she just left you with.

   “I want to write but no words will come that make sense in my fevered skull . . . ” speaks of being ill, attempting to write. You hear congestion in her speech. In this track, she speaks of just wishing to relax and not think. The irony here is she does think and write. In her search for a muse, while being ill, Marge manages to pull off a piece that causes you to feel her shiver. “Hack” is what she feels like here and the title of this track. Marge is anything but.

   “Working Stiff” is a piece all of us can relate to. The last track on the CD starts with: “Monday bled work all over Tuesday’s desk . . . ” Marge takes the days of the workweek and molds them into actions. She drones of each day and how tiresome life becomes as a working stiff. This made me feel as if I were running around a hamster wheel. She ends this with ” . . . to leave Friday with deadlines to be pawned off on Monday . . . ”

   Get a hold of Marge Merrill by going to: http://www.wordfaery.com/

   Purchase her CD for on the disc itself, a wild horse is emblazoned in B&W. There are audiobooks and voice over clips from “BZOO.org Homegrown Radio” on her website. Marge Merrill is a host of “The Screening Room” in Amherst, a monthly performance venue held every third Wednesday. She can also be heard on http://www.thinktwiceradio.com/ by accessing “The Screening Room.”

   I must warn you, be prepared to ride bareback with The WordFaery, she is not only a poet, she is a storyteller that invites you to sit for spell by fireside as she speaks:

   “There are wild horses in my keyboard, dragons, dainty fairies and live steam.”

   © Susan Marie 2008

Thanks to Think Twice Radio for making available a recording of the poets who gathered at The Screening Room on August 19th to celebrate the life of Rosemary Kothe.

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I finally got around to adding PayPal to this website. Now you can buy your CD’s here.

Of course I’ll autograph your purchase if you wish.

Both CD’s  (two more releases are under construction!) are available on the Buy our CD’s Here page.

Thursday evening I was interviewed for the 50th episode of The Sooner Thought Show.

What a blast!

You can check it out right HERE. 

:o)

April 2005 saw the release of eclectic my first spoken word CD.

April 2007 should see the release of Playground, another spoken word poetry collection. Included on the CD are two poems by the late Terry Cuthbert (Lord Pineapple).

Stay tuned……

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving’s classic story gets the WordFaery treatment on a new CD released through Lulu.com.

Fashioned by the same collaboration that brought you Eclectic, the story is read by the sultry WordFaery and punctuated by effects that will draw you closer to the characters and the action.

This all-ages presentation makes a great gift for the holidays or a special someone’s birthday. The CD is also a terrific addition to the lesson plans of your favorite elementary school teacher.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, available now at Lulu.com. Just click the link.

Song of the Witches, the latest creation from WordFaery Productions, read by yours truly with technical assistance from Bill Hicks.

Coming soon, for your Halloween entertainment.

I hate the fact that I need to keep my job in order to pay the bills.  Working seriously messes up my writing day. So does a freak snow storm that dropped two feet of snow on my world - - on October 12th no less!  We were without electricity for two days but it took a week to get things sort of back to normal.

Halloween is upon us and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow CD is in the homestretch.

Another WordFaery production, the Playground CD, continues to take shape. You are going to love the original cover art.

But life intrudes and I am begin.

But then, so what else is new?

It’s the end of summer.  Where did the time go?

And what have I been up to?  Plenty.

Right now I’m finishing an audio book of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The CD should be available before the end of September. And will be available for purchase right here.

Also in the works, my second spoken word CD - Playground.  I’m very excited about this project.  I’ll be able to answer the question, “When’s the next one coming out?”  The cover will feature the artwork of Clark Williamson.

And the Eclectic CD is still going strong.

Coming soon - PayPal - for your convenience.

Watch this page for more news!

Ever notice that when shit gets rolling at work, it gets very difficult to avoid being run over?

This day started out with a simple “let’s be mad at the idiots” and progressed rapidly to “let’s GET the idiots.” 

My point of view on all of this is, I don’t care who you decide to go after, just do it quietly so I can get on with my work.

(sigh)