The objective of this release is to raise funds for homeless services in his region and to bring attention to a growing problem in todays hard times. Pdf workin hard, hardly workin hey man, you know me. Description tom waits seeds on hard ground book this item has a release date of february 28th. In hard ground, obrien joins with renowned singersongwriter tom waits, described by the new york times as the poet of outcasts, to create a portrait of. Tom waits is releasing a limited edition chap book of seeds on hard ground exclusively through his website in collaboration with anti records to raise funds for homeless services in his region and to bring attention to a growing problem in todays hard times. Seeds on hard ground graphic arts princeton university. From the first late night i heard him on the radio in 1977 and scribbled his name down on a piece of scrap paper to now, he has become a household. Seeds on hard ground paperback january 1, 2011 by tom waits author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Tom waits does not call the people hard ground, as christ indicated in his explanation of the parable of the sower. I started listening to tom waits in my freshman year of college.
Certainly there are many more without any special genre heading. The objective of this release is to raise funds for homeless. Updated tom waits seeds on hard ground chap book for charity. Our newest addition is a chapbook by the musician tom waits entitled seeds. But its so hard to dance that way when its cold and theres no music well your old hometown is so far away but inside your head theres a record thats playing, a song called. From the first late night i heard him on the radio in 1977 and scribbled his name down on a piece of scrap paper to now, he has become a household word. Next month, the yale drama school is presenting a new staging of the innovative 1992 opera alice, with concept by robert wilson and music and lyrics by tom waits and kathleen brennan. Michael obrien born june 27, 1950 is an american photographer noted for his portraiture. You can preorder a copy right now in waits online store and read seeds on hard ground here.
We are pleased to announce that tom and anti are going to release a second printing of the second edition of the poem seeds on hard. Waits is selling bound volumes of his work to benefit the homeless in his california county. Tom waits points out that the people are also the seeds. The poor are gods word, being sown upon the earth in the hopes they will bear fruit in the charity of others. While a rearranged, abridged version of the piece will appear in hard ground as well, the full poem will be available exclusively with the february 22 release via his record label, anti. Obriens second book, hard ground, is a collection of blackandwhite. Updated tom waits seeds on hard ground chap book for. But we, individuals and societies, are hard ground. Seeds on hard ground by waits, tom and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Alice is a forlornly melodic collection of songs, which mojo magazine described as vaporous, layered, beautifully evocative, with moments of discordant madness. Seeds on hard ground limited chapbook 1st printing.