Poetry

“DEATH MOAN” – Aquarius Press/Willow Books – ORDER HERE

Bryon Cherry is a poet and musician. His work has been featured in Return to the Gathering Place of the Waters Anthology (Vegetarian Alcoholic Press) as well as in South Florida Poetry Journal. In 2021 he was named an emerging poet in Milwaukee, WI by Saint John’s on the Lake. In music he has released 8 albums and in 2021 he was named Best R&B/Soul Artist in Wisconsin by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards. Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI, he is of and shaped by his evolving home city. He is guided by what he considers to be magical forces— listening and love.


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“RUINS, RUMINATIONS, AND RITUALS” IS AVAILABLE NOW FROM ANARCHO WELFARE PRESS!

Bryon Cherry takes the reader through the crass to the beatific in this collection of poems inspired by his home city, Milwaukee, and his interactions with the spaces between. Each book purchased here includes an audio CD featuring twelve spoken selections.



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SELECTIONS FROM “RUINS, RUMINATIONS, AND RITUALS” ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON AUDIO CD!

Track listing:

1. Gun Shot (Dayton, OH)

2. Mary

3. Want

4. Eligibility Verification

5. Sex

6. Holy

7. Puppet Track Behaviors

8. Winter Will Be Black

9. This Interview Has Been Edited

10. As it Appeared in Times Past

11. Psychiatric Hospital #11

12. War Games



Words written by Bryon Cherry

Produced & Recorded by Sean Williamson at Subsidized Housing Records, Milwaukee, WI