Ismay arrives in Austin, Texas to dig through the Collections Deposit Library at the University of Texas in order to understand the life of Lucinda Williams' father, Miller. A poet and teacher, Miller Williams overcame setbacks to become a prominent writer. Ismay discovers his personal writings, letters, and photographs, highlighting his mentorship and the artistic community that shaped Lucinda's career.
Credits:
Distributed by The Bluegrass Situation
Produced and mixed by Avery Hellman for Neanderthal Records LLC
Music by ISMAY
Artwork by Avery Hellman
Austin Recording --
Recorded at The Collections Deposit Library at UT Austin, with records from The Harry Ransom Center
Sound recordist: Rodrigo Nino
Producer: Liz McBee
Director: Joel Fendelman
Co-Director: Rose Bush
The Caterpillar and Of History and Hope appear courtesy of Rebecca Jordan Williams
Special thanks to: Mick Hellman, Chuck Prophet, Jonathan McHugh, Jacqueline Sabec, Lucinda Williams & Tom Overby
references:
Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams
Living on the Surface, New and Selected Poems by Miller Williams
The Ways We Touch, Poems by Miller Williams
Making a Poem: Some Thoughts about Poetry and the People Who Write It
https://oxfordamerican.org/web-only/the-kinship-is-real
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/miller-williams
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/southern-tenant-farmers-union-35/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/26671158
https://poets.org/poet/miller-williams
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/740832
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPIgETlWaas
https://poets.org/inaugural-poems-history
https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/news-articles/things-you-possibly-didnt-know-about-lucinda-williams
https://www.swtimes.com/story/opinion/2016/11/16/a-poetically-proud-published-poet/24533470007/
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