A Black Odyssey
SETH
A musical-poetic collaboration of epic portion. Performance poet SETH reads his poetry collection A Black Odyssey to the musical accompaniment of 28 diverse musicians.
Published in 2012, the collection’s language runs the gamut from the vernacular to the Elizabethan; everything from pattern poems, free verse, prose poems, sonnets to parodies of Mother Goose.
Modeled after Homer’s Odyssey, using it as an allegorical scaffolding for the poet’s own experience as a Black man in contemporary America, the author travels musically from one chapter to the next, each chapter offering varied musical textures to simulate Odysseus' varied challenges.
Musical styles vary from improvisational jazz, to jazz fusion, blues, experimental, alternative, electronic, to classical.
Duration - 4h 33m.
Author - SETH.
Narrator - SETH.
Published Date - Sunday, 26 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2012 SETH ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A musical-poetic collaboration of epic portion. Performance poet SETH reads his poetry collection A Black Odyssey to the musical accompaniment of 28 diverse musicians. Published in 2012, the collection’s language runs the gamut from the vernacular to the Elizabethan; everything from pattern poems, free verse, prose poems, sonnets to parodies of Mother Goose. Modeled after Homer’s Odyssey, using it as an allegorical scaffolding for the poet’s own experience as a Black man in contemporary America, the author travels musically from one chapter to the next, each chapter offering varied musical textures to simulate Odysseus' varied challenges. Musical styles vary from improvisational jazz, to jazz fusion, blues, experimental, alternative, electronic, to classical. Duration - 4h 33m. Author - SETH. Narrator - SETH. Published Date - Sunday, 26 January 2025. Copyright - © 2012 SETH ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:12
Opening
Duration:00:00:17
1 A Poet Petitions His Muse
Duration:00:11:00
2 Telemachus
Duration:00:19:19
3 Polyphemus
Duration:00:14:35
4 Queen of Aeaea
Duration:00:15:45
5 Lotus Eaters
Duration:00:14:42
6 Songs of The Siren
Duration:00:19:08
7 Lord of The West
Duration:00:14:26
8 A Gathering of Shades
Duration:00:17:32
9 The Cattle of The Sun
Duration:00:27:48
10 One More Strange Island
Duration:00:17:05
11 Isle of Ogygia
Duration:00:18:52
12 Sands of Ithaca
Duration:00:15:51
13 Feast In The Great Hall
Duration:00:16:09
14 Penelope
Duration:00:15:25
15 Test of The Bow
Duration:00:16:04
16 Warriors Farewell
Duration:00:17:41
Ending
Duration:00:01:32
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:16