Antiphons

<p>This delightful collection joins together a diversity of poetic voices each responding to <em>Homeward</em> a classical music piece by composer Richard Danielpour.</p><p>In 2020 as Covid-19 swept the world classical composer Richard Danielpour approached Revolution of Tenderness to invite the nonprofit to commission a new piece of classical music that he would call <em>Homeward</em>. Danielpour's aim was to create a short hymn sung on string instruments that would provide healing in the wake of the global pandemic. </p><p>The <strong><em>Antiphons</em></strong> project invited poets from around the world to listen to <em>Homeward</em> and then compose poems that either expressed the unspoken prayer evoked by the music or provided a response to a message the poets had heard in the piece. <span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>These collected poems are not lyrics and they do not intend to provide a libretto. They are stand-alone artistic expressions made in response to this unapologetically lovely piece of music. Visual artist Dianne Settino also created a glorious image </span><em style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Penelope's Journey</em><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> (the artwork on our cover) using the same method.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Revolution of Tenderness's mission is to provide humanities education and free cultural events in Appalachia and beyond. For more information please visit: www.revolutionoftenderness.net </span> </p>