Writer's Block

The Poet's Corner is a gentler kind of Monday. It's for the dreamers, the letter writers, and the quiet romantics still carrying someone's song in their back pocket. Across three reflective hours, we drift through stories sung by voices both classic and new.

“First Line” – where it all begins, slow and sincere
Elvis Costello – “Alison”, Ane Brun – “Changing of the Seasons”, Tracy Chapman – “Baby Can I Hold You”, Iron & Wine – “Naked as We Came”, Rufus Wainwright – “Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk”, Norah Jones – “Sunrise”, Paul Simon – “Hearts and Bones”, Joan Armatrading – “Willow”, Laura Marling – “Sophia”, Nick Mulvey – “Fever To The Form”, Beth Orton – “She Cries Your Name”, Rhye – “Open”

"Writer's Flow” – where melody moves without hesitation
David Sylvian – "Orpheus", Leonard Cohen – "Famous Blue Raincoat", Ben Howard – "I Forget Where We Were", Massive Attack – "Teardrop", Aldous Harding – "The Barrel", Portishead – "Glory Box", Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – "Into My Arms", FleetFoxes – "Blue Ridge Mountains", Peter Gabriel – "Mercy Street ", Lamb – “Górecki”

“The Last Word” – where lyrics linger long after the music fades
Pink Floyd – "Us and Them", Joni Mitchell – "Hejira", The National – "I Need My Girl", Radiohead – "Daydreaming", Tori Amos – "Spark", Sufjan Stevens – "Fourth of July", Talk Talk – "New Grass", Jeff Buckley – "Lover, You Should've Come Over".