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“Special thanks to the Songs Brain and Body Trust who’ve helped me think about this work at its various stages: Mei Ann Teo, Susan Heyward, Jess Applebaum, Dominique Rider, Tuce Yasak, Kris Sidberry, Brandon Webster, Stephanie Weeks, and Sara Stern.” -JW Songs of Speculation (excerpt) is a lecture that explodes into multi-form performance, calling on the body, time, and the power of music to recla...

from the novel Queer and Alone, by James Strahs adapted and performed by Greg Mehrten directed by David Schweizer sound design and engineering by Ben Williams recorded at The Collapsable Hole , NYC 2019

Alva and the Magnetic Resonance was published in Michigan Quarterly Review Meet Alva, the protagonist of writer L.S. McKee ’s series of poems exploring a woman’s experience across various landscapes, including the contemporary American South. Made in collaboration with sound designer Ben Williams , McKee takes us through a series of psychic spaces – dreams, doctor’s offices, online dating platform...

Biopsy Beast appears for the first time in category : other Meet Alva, the protagonist of writer L.S. McKee ’s series of poems exploring a woman’s experience across various landscapes, including the contemporary American South. Made in collaboration with sound designer Ben Williams , McKee takes us through a series of psychic spaces – dreams, doctor’s offices, online dating platforms – finding bea...

Alva and the Magnetic Resonance was published in Michigan Quarterly Review Meet Alva, the protagonist of writer L.S. McKee ’s series of poems exploring a woman’s experience across various landscapes, including the contemporary American South. Made in collaboration with sound designer Ben Williams , McKee takes us through a series of psychic spaces – dreams, doctor’s offices, online dating platform...

Biopsy Beast appears for the first time in category : other Meet Alva, the protagonist of writer L.S. McKee ’s series of poems exploring a woman’s experience across various landscapes, including the contemporary American South. Made in collaboration with sound designer Ben Williams , McKee takes us through a series of psychic spaces – dreams, doctor’s offices, online dating platforms – finding bea...

Alva and the Magnetic Resonance was published in Michigan Quarterly Review Meet Alva, the protagonist of writer L.S. McKee ’s series of poems exploring a woman’s experience across various landscapes, including the contemporary American South. Made in collaboration with sound designer Ben Williams , McKee takes us through a series of psychic spaces – dreams, doctor’s offices, online dating platform...

Lonesome Beast first appeared in Fusion Magazine Meet Alva, the protagonist of writer L.S. McKee ’s series of poems exploring a woman’s experience across various landscapes, including the contemporary American South. Made in collaboration with sound designer Ben Williams , McKee takes us through a series of psychic spaces – dreams, doctor’s offices, online dating platforms – finding beauty and hor...

Alva and the Online Fishermen was first published in New Madrid Meet Alva, the protagonist of writer L.S. McKee ’s series of poems exploring a woman’s experience across various landscapes, including the contemporary American South. Made in collaboration with sound designer Ben Williams , McKee takes us through a series of psychic spaces – dreams, doctor’s offices, online dating platforms – finding...

Alva on Getting Dumped in the Desert was first published in New Madrid Meet Alva, the protagonist of writer L.S. McKee ’s series of poems exploring a woman’s experience across various landscapes, including the contemporary American South. Made in collaboration with sound designer Ben Williams , McKee takes us through a series of psychic spaces – dreams, doctor’s offices, online dating platforms –...

Alva and the Mockingbird was first published in: Birmingham Poetry Review Meet Alva, the protagonist of writer L.S. McKee ’s series of poems exploring a woman’s experience across various landscapes, including the contemporary American South. Made in collaboration with sound designer Ben Williams , McKee takes us through a series of psychic spaces – dreams, doctor’s offices, online dating platforms...

Alva and the Mockingbird was first published in: Birmingham Poetry Review Meet Alva, the protagonist of writer L.S. McKee ’s series of poems exploring a woman’s experience across various landscapes, including the contemporary American South. Made in collaboration with sound designer Ben Williams , McKee takes us through a series of psychic spaces – dreams, doctor’s offices, online dating platforms...