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Thelonious Monk Poems - Poems about Thelonious Monk


Premium Member DID MONK PLAY FUNK
...Thelonious Monk, In a world where he spins not just notes, but notes where bebop rides vibes/ Monk plays funk, Groovy good-time funk, A jazz revolution, a sonic delight/ No, Thelonious Monk did n......

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Categories: thelonious monk, spoken word,
Form: Spoken Word
Monk - Tanka 78
... Moving 'Round Midnight' Before Miles and Miles of Trane Thelonious Monk ......

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Categories: thelonious monk, appreciation, art, black african
Form: Tanka



Premium Member A Jazz Worthy Conversation
...Remember those LOVE tunes I sang to you? Wait, I know we need to talk Don't leave stay in my heart. You know we both said things last time we wish We could take back We don't need to chat. W......

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Categories: thelonious monk, anxiety, care, cry, jealousy,
Form: Cinquain
Joey Alexander-More Than a Boy Genius
...He plays jazz as if he invented it Arpeggios augmented, minored and majored Transferring from one chord to another Like flashes of lightning extracting emotional pearls all from from such a youn......

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Categories: thelonious monk, boy, child, children, music,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Those Meat Pies
...• Those Meat Pies/Tony Adamo/2011 Straight to the head groove in hip time/ lay me out man It's jam time/ Ya know the funk is slight/ It's tight/ bright syllables in five four time/Walkin' the beat on......

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Categories: thelonious monk, freedom,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Monk's Tribute (Tanka)
...Thelonious Monk piano keyboard prophet harmonizing scales Melody from flat to sharp rhythm soothing to the soul Comments: Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917-1982) is recognized as one of the ......

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Categories: thelonious monk, black african american, imagination,
Form: Tanka

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