Leave Your Sleep is an enchanting five year project recently completed by Natalie Merchant. Inspired by the stories and poetry she shared with her daughter, NM collaborated with more than 100 talented musicians to create this charming collection.
"Poetry speaks of so much: longing and sadness, joy and beauty, hope and disillusionment. These are the things that make a childhood, that time when we wake up to the great wonders and small terrors of our world. Poets are our soft-spoken clairvoyants. But poetry on the page can be difficult to penetrate; sometimes it needs to be heard. I used music to enter these poems, and once inside I was able to understand how they were constructed with layers of feeling and meaning." ~Natalie Merchant
From the history of poets to the eyes and ears of modern toddlers, this extensive project has enough layers to delight children of ALL ages.
The collection of "children's poetry adapted to music by Natalie Merchant and illustrated by Barbara McClintock" is now available through the Southern Tier Library System, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.
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