New poetry book by BW Derge is a great 2024 gift for a poetry lover or poet. Weird, intellectual, and a welcomed companion in dismal times. Cozy up with these poems while the world falls apart all around us.
BWDerge Blog Archives
Jams Music
Jam Notes Podcast: 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Talking about a jam from 2021 called “lots of space” or “beautiful.” BW Derge and Nick Ring review holidays, pilots, and the 2024 rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony with Dave Matthews and Maynard James Keenan from Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer
Fiction Prose Writing
Remember Me, Nothing: Brass Jazz (Excerpt from Upcoming Novel)
Excerpt from “Remember Me, Nothing” (new novel to be released in 2025) chapter Sixteen: “Brass Jazz”
Mix Playlists Music
Music Playlist featuring Nine Inch Nails, Fiona Apple, and Carina Round
A genre-blending Amazon Music playlist mixtape from 2021; Nine Inch Nails, Carina Round, Puscifer, Fiona Apple, Samantha Fish, Limp Bizkit, and a few more!
Poetry Writing
Drawing Back, a poem by BW Derge
Drawing Back – poem about resignation from “The Sun Will Eat You Too” (2024) by BW Derge
Mix Playlists Music Prose Writing
Top Fiona Apple Songs, with Playlist, Genres, and Albums
Fiona Apple Songs, genre exploration, and ranking her five studio albums. What are the best Fiona Apple Songs? Check out the Amazon Music Playlist, “Fiona Apple of My Eye” below.
Fiction Prose Writing
Tragedy at the Sky Lovers Skydiving Center (A Short Story)
A short story by BW Derge about a skydiving accident that is told in three parts, each one featuring one of the components of tandem skydiving equipment. Tragedy strikes as equipment malfunction dooms a troubled instructor’s first jump with a customer.
Jams Music
Jam Notes Podcast: Waiting for the Final Sprinkle
Listening to a jam that was recorded in March 2023, pretty good rhythm and a sound reminiscent of the old Metroid theme.
Mix Playlists Music
Amazon Music Playlist featuring Nine Inch Nails, Tupac, and the Beatles
A genre-blending Amazon Music playlist mixtape from 2006; Nine Inch Nails, the Deftones, Tool, Tupac, Dead Prez, Bob Marley, the Beatles, and a few more!
Poetry Writing
2 Poems: ‘One Shoulder Heard the Other’s Echo’ and ‘Waking into a Dream’
2 Poems by BW Derge from “Pillars of Salt, Book Two: Fuck Your Tea and Crumpets” – written in 2005. “One Shoulder Heard the Other’s Echo” & “Waking into a Dream”