Mary Oliver is MY FAVORITE. I found her through a collection of hers that Pat and Martha gave me for Christmas 2012. <3 As for what your music does, I think it depends on the song, but a lot of your songs (especially Soda Water, Annie's Place, Shona Lee) have this world-building power where they take me somewhere different and captivating...and you have others (Big Table, New Thanksgiving Feast, Never Gonna Break Me) that feel so anthemic and cathartic while also being challenging in a good way...
Mary Oliver is MY FAVORITE. I found her through a collection of hers that Pat and Martha gave me for Christmas 2012. <3 As for what your music does, I think it depends on the song, but a lot of your songs (especially Soda Water, Annie's Place, Shona Lee) have this world-building power where they take me somewhere different and captivating...and you have others (Big Table, New Thanksgiving Feast, Never Gonna Break Me) that feel so anthemic and cathartic while also being challenging in a good way...
Thanks so much, Sarah! Yeah, that Mary Oliver sure could write. I love her devotion to nature.
Sometimes your songs make me think from other perspectives. More often they make me feel love, hope, community, humor, compassion. Not a bad legacy.
Thank you so much John!