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Posted Sunday 4th December 2011 at 9.53pm
Asterisms
I went to see Joanna Newsom play in Paris last year. My friend Christian, who was also my officemate at the time, saw me printing off the ticket. He asked what it was, and I said it was a ticket for a concert.
"Who?"
"Joanna Newsom."
"Ah... something for the heart? Like Sarah McLachlan?"
I was horrified by this question on at least two levels (mostly the inherent sexism, but also the prospect that he had me pegged as a possible Sarah McLachlan fan). I sent him a link to "Emily", the first song from Joanna's second album. I'm pretty sure it wasn't what he was expecting.
"Pa pointed out to me, for the hundredth time tonight
The way the ladle leads to a dirt-red bullet of light
Squint skyward and listen -
Loving him, we move within his borders:
Just asterisms in the stars' set order."
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