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Jim Neat - Five Poems

Jim Neat - Five Poems is a setting of poems by Mary Oliver made for piano and voice by Judith Bailey which was completed in 2017. There are five poems: Queenie and I Strike a Deal, Play to win, Imaginary Widow, Undressing the Dead and "Mary's Psalm". The poems are based on the life of Mary Oliver's father Jim Neat.

Further information about the book Mary Oliver has written about Jim Neat is available on her website.

A printable version of the score is available here .

The work has been recorded by Deborah Came (piano) with the poems read by Piers Owen and Mary Oliver. This may be heard on Spotify.

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