At the root of every magic: God

Amar Shah · At the root of every magic: God

"At the root of every magic: God,"
a playlist of our poetry, I give up
to you with gratitude, my sisters, brothers,
lovers, friends and artists, mothers all!

In loving memory of J. William Whedbee, 1938-2004:
"Whedbee was a respected professor of biblical
literature and history at Pomona College" (source).

Some memories of you, Bill, written on my heart.

Read along:

1. before the sentence
2. I asked him to come back—
3. Lamb
4. Patriarch
5. Just this once
6. "The President Sang Amazing Grace," by
   Zoe Mulford (2015), poem
   text in notes accompanying her own, solo
   performance.
7. loving god
8. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" by
   Pete Seeger (1955) / Joe Hickerson (1960)

"The President Sang Amazing Grace (ft. Meklit)"
and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (feat.
Aoife O'Donovan, Brian Carpenter, Lee Knight
& Sam Amidon)" from "Long Time Passing: Kronos
Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger", Smithsonian
Folkways Recordings, 2020, Buy it here.