The Soup by Charles Simic
On 24 April, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 1 Comments
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Poet: Charles Simic | Nationality: United States
Musical composition by Alden Jenks
Performed by the San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble, conducted by Nicole Paiement, with mezzo-soprano Raeeka Shehabi Yaghmai
A brief peek into Yaghmai’s rehearsal with Jenks for the premiere performance of The Soup may be seen in this documentary about her from Bebin TV, starting at the 4:30 minute mark.
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Dave Bonta is a poet, editor, and web publisher from the Appalachian mountains of central Pennsylvania.
The version of the poem that you link to is not the version used in the performance you link to. I wonder if Simic revised it