Shiny Things

<p data-sleek-node-id=7b01c8>INTRODUCTION: SHINY THINGS</p><p data-sleek-node-id=7b01c8>The sound of her singing was something like a cello</p><p data-sleek-node-id=7b01c8>getting up in the morning.</p><p data-sleek-node-id=7b01c8>-Richard Goldstein about the German</p><p data-sleek-node-id=7b01c8>singer Nico on the album <em>The Velvet</em></p><p data-sleek-node-id=7b01c8><em>Underground & Nico.</em></p><p data-sleek-node-id=7b01c8></p><p data-sleek-node-id=7b01c8>Michael Magee has lived in England and traveled widely but calls the Northwest home. In October 2023 he traveled to Budapest and crossed many bridges leading to the chapbook <em>Budapest After Dark</em> published in 2024 by Open Sesame Books. Section I of <em>Shiny Things</em> reflects those travels. In Section II Pro Femina his mother late wife cats movie stars and</p><p data-sleek-node-id=7b01c8>paintings come into play. Section III explores the natural world and inner and outer landscapes from earth and space. This collection is a map without a compass to guide you. Start wherever shiny things appear in your eye as you cross bridges from Pest into the hills of Buda or in the reflections of portrait artists: Sargent Ber��ny Van Gogh Rippl-R��nai and</p><p data-sleek-node-id=7b01c8>Vermeer. Michael also draws music from the wells of Bach Liszt Oliver Nelson and Astor Piazzolla. And yes from the cello that most passionate and sensuous of instruments (besides the voice) one that you can get your arms around.</p>