MICHAEL STARK: Stark Reality

Michael Stark

Stark Reality

© 2000 Stark Reality

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spoken word poetry with rock jazz and the sexiest thoughts allowed to be conceived by a man

tracks

1 my mother's purse
2 fear and paranooia
3 my resume
4 a direction
5 clone me
6 avarage
7 she
8 sex
9 lucy
10 plethora
11 sitting on a maybe
12 yes
13 rock me
14 heart goes hunting
15 horse players lament
16 here comes the queen
17 all men are dogs
18 ta ta taverns
19 mary said
20 the barbers son
21 stumbling
22 cop
23 the ballad of isreal sierra

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notes

My name is Michael Stark.

This CD was carefully crafted in Woodstock, NY.

The headbanging rock tune is #13 into the disc. If you never had an orgasm at least you will feel mine on this cut.

#23 is about my junkie cellmate on Rikers Penitentiary.

For a good laugh check out #2 and #5. Clone Me never fails to bring on the yuks.

In a recent review they said, "He has a voice like God!"

Also when one of our Woodstock women heard "Rock Me" she said, "I love this man!"a

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  • faboulass
    author: ny climes

    totolly unique nothing on the planet like it !!!

  • Stark Reality is appropriately named for this artist, whose effort here is obvio
    author: Celeste Graves

    Stark Reality is appropriately named for this artist, whose effort here is obviously quite personal and spans an enormous and rich world of varied experiences, understanding, and compassion for humanity, and for himself. Deep feelings come tumbling forth, as in the simple and beautiful poem, Stumbling. The poet's childhood is vividly evoked and will be recognized by many of us through the smells and tactile delights he describes and recalls in My Mother's Purse. Lucy is heartbreaking, yet we know it is true. The Ballad of Isreal Sierra is a straightforward and bold telling of a tragic tale of an immigration nightmare. Mary Said is light, (mostly), and also rings true. We recognize ourselves with laughter,horror, and compassion in Fear and Paranoia, and on it goes with every track - recognition of our common humanity, expressed in the deep, resonant, shattering voice of Mr. Michael Stark. The accompanying music on several tracks pays tribute to the current stage of the artist's colony, Woodstock, NY, where the CD was recorded.

  • Voice and music - wonderful combination
    author: Ruthie Jensen

    Michael's poems reveal a life of many experiences. His wonderful voice with background music really brings this poetry to life. His words are solid and sure.

  • Great avant garde poetry
    author: Fred Roberts

    This is a great collection of poems and stories with an avant garde edge to them. Most of the readings are set to music and the intonation of the spoken words is quite musical and pleasant to listen to. These are complex pieces with strong imagery that will deliver many nuances with each repeated listening. It all fits in quite well with the genres of Kerouac, Ginsberg and Burroughs. At times Michael Stark comes across as a heterosexual version of Allen Ginsberg. "Stark Reality" should be better known than it apparently is.

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