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Render, Render
by Thomas Lux

Boil it down: feet, skin, gristle,
bones, vertebrae, heart muscle, boil
it down, skim, and boil
again, dreams, history, add them and boil
again, boil and skim
in closed cauldrons, boil your horse, his hooves,
the runned-over dog you loved, the girl
by the pencil sharpener
who looked at you, looked away,
boil that for hours, render it
down, take more from the top as more settles to the bottom,
the heavier, the denser, throw in ache
and sperm, and a bead
of sweat that slid from your armpit to your waist
as you sat stiff-backed before a test, turn up
the fire, boil and skim, boil
some more, add a fever
and the virus that blinded an eye, now’s the time
to add guilt and fear, throw
logs on the fire, coal, gasoline, throw
two goldfish in the pot (their swim bladders
used for “clearing”), boil and boil, render
it down and distill,
concentrate
that for which there is no
other use at all, boil it down, down,
then stir it with rosewater, that
which is now one dense, fatty, scented red essence
which you smear on your lips
and go forth
to plant as many kisses upon the world
as the world can bear!

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from Schubert Club Courtroom Concert - February 6, 2020, released February 29, 2020
Boil it Down! - Text by Thomas Lux, Render, Render. Performed by Aliro Voices directed by Kurt Hattenberger, Schubert Club Courtroom Concert, St. Paul MN, February 6, 2020

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Michael Maiorana Minneapolis, Minnesota

Michael Maiorana is a composer living in Minneapolis. After graduating from Grinnell College, he studied composition and counterpoint at the European American Musical Alliance in Paris. Recent projects include a choral setting of a speech by WPA director Harry Hopkins, a set of wind quintet pieces inspired by paintings of trees, and a set of short pieces for bass guitar, loop pedal, and video. ... more

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