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“What Sad, Seductive Music!” by Zireaux
What Sad, Seductive Music! (Stanzas from the first canto of Kamal, Book One) by Zireaux To M. In this scene, Kamal, disowned by his parents, is about to leave his childhood home forever. Just then he hears the sound of … Continue reading
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“The Bombing of the Houston Astrodome” by Zireaux
The Bombing of the Houston Astrodome by Zireaux From the first book, fourth canto, of the novel, Kamal: My reader, maybe you are multi-tasking and have no time to ride my rhymes. I’ll summarize what I am asking: Apply the … Continue reading
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“Feral Child” by Zireaux
The following stanzas are from the third canto of Kamal, Book One. They describe how Kamal was raised, a kind of feral child, amongst the wild sounds of poetry (recited by his beloved sister, Imogene) and the music of his … Continue reading
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“Big Hips and Breasts” by Zireaux
From the second canto of the novel-in-verse, Kamal, by Zireaux Celebrating the completion of the first canto of Kamal, the narrator dines with his family at Orbit, a revolving restaurant atop Auckland’s Sky Tower — “a place for doughty eaters … Continue reading
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“An Exiled Mind”
“The Exiled Mind,” from Kamal, Book One by Zireaux To listen to the entire First Canto of Kamal, read by Nick Ellsworth, click here. In this passage, the California-born narrator of Kamal digresses a moment, reflecting on what it means … Continue reading
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Canto Two, Listen for Free (for limited time)
To hear Canto Two, click the image below, then click the play button. We’ve also included episode three of the first canto. If you like the tracks, we’d appreciate your purchase (and positive review!) of the other episodes. The audio … Continue reading
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Thank you dear readers and listeners!
Our sincere thanks for your wonderful comments! Unfortunately, we can no longer offer the whole first canto for free. Don’t despair – you can still listen to the third episode of the first canto for free. Remember, you can purchase … Continue reading
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Episode One of Kamal Audio Now Live
Kamal, Episode One, can now be downloaded from most the major online retailers — iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, IMVU, Amazon MP3, Lala, Shockhound, Amie Street, LimeWire Store, and Nokia. To hear this first track, click the image below, then click … Continue reading
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