{"product_id":"noah-c-lekas-flowers-of-perennial-dissent","title":"Noah C. Lekas – Flowers of Perennial Dissent Poetry Album \u0026 Chapbook","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA NEW POETRY ALBUM AND CHAPBOOK FROM NOAH C. LEKAS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter seven years, poet and songwriter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNoah C. Lekas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e returns with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlowers of Perennial Dissent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a six-part spoken-word album and companion chapbook about illness, recovery, ego death, mysticism, and rebuilding a life when the structures that once defined it have fallen away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe project grew from notes Lekas kept during six supervised psychedelic therapy sessions while recovering from a prolonged and nearly fatal illness. Rather than presenting a traditional memoir or poetry collection, he shaped those experiences into a connected narrative that moves through collapse, revelation, uncertainty, and the slow work of finding meaning again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The artist’s job is to stand naked in front of their audience, and I knew that to do this project I was going to have to be vulnerable in a way that I’m not publicly.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere Lekas’ acclaimed debut collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaturday Night Sage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, captured blue-collar America through a series of poetic vignettes, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlowers of Perennial Dissent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows one continuous inward journey. Drawing from Beat literature, Gonzo journalism, psychedelic folk, and spoken-word traditions, the project asks what it means to keep moving forward without pretending that life follows a clean or predictable path.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album features original musical collaborations with:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuther Dickinson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of North Mississippi Allstars and The Black Crowes\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharlie Parr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnthony Pirog\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of The Messthetics\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEthan Miller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of Comets On Fire and Howlin’ Rain\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Toth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of Wooden Wand\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach musician created an original soundscape from a brief description of the poem rather than the finished text. 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