Hopes & Fears by Anne Waldman
This is the most beautiful poem I've stumbled across in years. I've just listened to it being read by Marianne Faithfull in Gang of Souls more times than I care to admit.
I wanted to be able to watch it again, so I've uploaded the reading to YouTube.
I'm a little uncertain about the formatting, it's difficult to match exactly how it was presented on the screen, but hopefully, I have it fairly close.
Hope & fear
hopes & fears
you have them
you had them,
hopes & fears you have them
You had them, hopes
You have them, fears
hopes or fears you had them
you have them
hopes & fears you have them
I won't say no,
you have them
I will say it plainly you had them
I had them,
hopes & fears I have them
Wake up in the morning:
fear,
the clock,
the day,
I had it
Wake up in the afternoon:
fear,
the clock,
quiet,
I had it
Fear:
the night,
noise,
the street,
I have it
Person beating his body
against a building, I saw it
Fear: he had it
She has it
Hopes & fears you have them
All the bodies in the morning light:
They have it
Wake in the morning:
fear,
the clock,
the day,
job.
another person was there,
he had it
Wake in the afternoon,
she was gone,
he had it
Share your thoughts?
3 comments
Hi, I did have a copy which I posted to YouTube when I first shared the poem. YouTube did a shuffle and those old videos I posted are no longer available. I may have it on an old hard drive. I'll have a look and see if I can find it. Feel free to remind me if I'm slow. Best wishes, Adam.
Posted on 6 Apr 2020 by Adam Shandhi.do you have .a clip of this in the film? I work with anne waldman and doing some research. thank you. - no land. jailhousetapes@gmail.com is my email if you have response. thank you
Posted on 5 Apr 2020 by No Land
After a bit of hunting I found it on an old hard drive and have reposted it to YouTube.
Posted on 8 Apr 2020 by Adam Shand