Press Release - Undying Light: Charles Bane Jr. Reads His Poetry

Curbside Splendor’s Resident Romance Poet Delivers a Valentine’s Day Album to the delight of Fans Everywhere.

Chicago, IL, February 14, 2012: Chicago-based publisher Curbside Splendor announces the release of its first album, Undying Light: Charles Bane, Jr. Reads His Poetry. Undying Light features globally published poet Charles Bane Jr. reading select poems from his first book The Chapbook: Poems by Charles Bane Jr. (Curbside Splendor, July 2011) and his forthcoming book New Poems (Curbside Splendor, Fall 2012).

“Mr. Bane exudes a command of classic, romantic poetry through his written verse. But his voice takes this command to another level all together,” says Victor David Giron, President, Curbside Splendor. “Listeners of Undying Light will find themselves transported to a lovely place they have only imagined.”

The cover of Undying Light features an illustration by Canadian artist Isabelle Pruneau, illustrator of The Chapbook and New Poems and includes piano accompaniment by Vincent Hurier, a burgeoning young musician from Cincinnati, Ohio.

“While Undying Light represents a new direction for Curbside Splendor,” Giron added, “it is entirely consistent with our vision to explore the variety of ways literature can be experienced.”

Undying Light can be purchased via digital download at http://curbsiderecords.bandcamp.com/album/undying-light-charles-bane-jr-reads-his-poetry.

Praise for Charles Bane Jr.:

"Charles Bane Jr.'s work does not only stand on the shoulders of giants, it shrinks them, makes them less daunting and more manageable, and translates their seemingly forgotten ideology into a modern tongue. He accomplishes an extraordinary task in balancing the past with the present, all the while communicating a sense of unison and heartfelt understanding between poet and reader. In a time where we have all seemed to lose sight of one another in pursuit of personal gain, this connection--one that is genuine, unselfish, and even divine--almost seems impossible, something to be admired but never experienced."

- Patrick Pressl, The Huffington Post

"We aren’t used, in this ravaged era, to poems of happiness, and yet that rarity is what Charles Bane, Jr., offers us. An offering it is, nor can we doubt that this poet conceives poetry as a sacramental endeavor, with human love as our nearest approach to the divine. He takes Buber’s “I and Thou” a step further to form what he calls a “monotheism of we.” Judaism is supremely the religion of reinterpretation, and this poet’s embodiment of it demonstrates that historical tragedy finds its best answer in the tender bonds we form in order to choose not death but life."

- Alfred Corn, a Guggenheim Foundation fellow and author of nine books of poetry,

"In reading the words of Charles Bane Jr. we are given a window ~ as the windows of Saint Chapelle ~ to a rarefied art. Soft light of gradient hues, delicately sculpted and hewn just so, this is what Chagall would write if he were a poet. Each work feels as if a reflective walk. There is always the moment of slow epiphany, a soft exhalation born of knowing and living deeply. To read this book is to become a harvester of the finest in literary riches."

- Constance Stadler, Ph D., Pushcart Prize nominee, Erbacce Finalist, author of five books of poetry and noted literary editor.

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CURBSIDE SPLENDOR

Curbside Splendor publishes books digitally and in print, sells books by Chicago presses and authors on a periodic basis at a farmers market, and presents literary events at various venues throughout Chicago. Staff include Curbside Splendor President Victor David Giron as Publisher, Curbside Splendor Sr. Managing Editor Jacob S. Knabb as Editor, Curbside Splendor Sr. Managing Editor Ben Tanzer as Operations Officer, and Curbside Splendor Managing Editors Lauryn Allison Lewis and Leah Tallon. Visit Curbside Splendor on the Web at www.curbsidesplendor.com. For additional information, contact Victor David Giron at info@curbsidesplendor.com or at (312) 342-5935.

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About the Charles Bane, Jr.:

A Chicago native, Charles Bane Jr.’s work has appeared in print and online at The Indian Diary, The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Clutching at Straws, Durable Goods, Word Pond, and museumviews. com. His poetry was included in I Was Indian: An Anthology of Native Literature, Vol 1 (Foothills Publishing). He was the only non-Native American included in the volume. In addition, his writing has been the focus of critical review, most recently in The Poetry of Charles Bane, Jr. in The Calliope Nerve. The Chapbook (Curbside Splendor, July 2012) is his first book.

Publication Details

Publication date: February 10, 2012

Edition: 1

Imprint: Curbside Splendor Publishing

Album

16 tracks

Poet: Charles Bane, Jr.

Producer: Garett Holden

Musician: Vincent Hurier

Illustrator: Isabelle Pruneau

Website: http://curbsiderecords.bandcamp.com/album/undying-light-charles-bane-jr-reads-his-poetry

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