James Tate

Known for his surrealist poetry, James Tate has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. His poetry has been set to music by Charles Wuorinen and David Leisner. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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    Songs

    I Can't Speak for the Wind

    David Leisner

    James Tate

    Song Collection: Three James Tate Songs

    Never Again the Same

    David Leisner

    James Tate

    Song Collection: Three James Tate Songs

    From an Island

    David Leisner

    James Tate

    Song Collection: Three James Tate Songs

    Three James Tate Songs

    Song Collection

    David Leisner

    James Tate

    Books

    The Eternal Ones of the Dream: Selected Poems 1990-2012

    By James Tate

    The Ghost Soldiers: Poems

    By James Tate

    Dreams of a Robot Dancing Bee

    By James Tate

    Worshipful Company of Fletchers

    By James Tate

    Selected Poems (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)

    By James Tate

    Sheet Music

    Three James Tate Songs

    Composer(s): David Leisner

    Song(s): 1. I Can't Speak for the Wind
    2. Never Again the Same
    3. From an Island

    Voice Type: Medium

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