John Paul Davis
@johnpauldavis.org
Poet, musician, web developer. Author of Climbing A Burning Rope, Pitt Poetry, 2024 & Crown Prince Of Rabbits, Great Weather for Media, 2017 | husband of @mahirakakkar.bsky.social
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December 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I Have Something I've Been Meaning To Tell You https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/i-have-something-ive-been-meaning-to-tell-you/# photography
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I Have Something I've Been Meaning To Tell You https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/i-have-something-ive-been-meaning-to-tell-you/# photography
#morningcoffeelisten Ella Fitzgerald’s 1960 album Ella Wishes You A Swinging Chirstmas. Ella's utter comfort singing in front of a jazz orchestra & her matchless dexterity as a performer allow her to embue these standards with charm, wit, & warmth. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen145 #nowplaying
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
#morningcoffeelisten Ella Fitzgerald’s 1960 album Ella Wishes You A Swinging Chirstmas. Ella's utter comfort singing in front of a jazz orchestra & her matchless dexterity as a performer allow her to embue these standards with charm, wit, & warmth. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen145 #nowplaying
Memory Is A Kind Of Storytelling https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/memory-is-a-kind-of-storytelling/# photography
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Memory Is A Kind Of Storytelling https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/memory-is-a-kind-of-storytelling/# photography
How To Make A Lasting Impression https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/how-to-make-a-lasting-impression/# photography
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
How To Make A Lasting Impression https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/how-to-make-a-lasting-impression/# photography
#morningcoffeelisten Kenny Burrell’s 1966 album Have Yourself A Soulful Little Christmas. Pristine & thoughtful sololing over spirited, swinging, sparkling arrangements of Christmas standards from European & African-American traditions. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen144 #nowplaying
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#morningcoffeelisten Kenny Burrell’s 1966 album Have Yourself A Soulful Little Christmas. Pristine & thoughtful sololing over spirited, swinging, sparkling arrangements of Christmas standards from European & African-American traditions. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen144 #nowplaying
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Encore of Yellow https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/encore-of-yellow/# photography
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Encore of Yellow https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/encore-of-yellow/# photography
#morningcoffeelisten Ali Farka Touré’s 2006 album Savane. Suffering from terminal illness, the guitarist returned from a musical hiatus to deliver a final album steeped in musical & spiritual history, a highlight of his long career. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen143 #nowplaying
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
#morningcoffeelisten Ali Farka Touré’s 2006 album Savane. Suffering from terminal illness, the guitarist returned from a musical hiatus to deliver a final album steeped in musical & spiritual history, a highlight of his long career. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen143 #nowplaying
Chain Of Custody https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/chain-of-custody/# photography
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Chain Of Custody https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/chain-of-custody/# photography
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New episode of my podcast# theuncomputable : Thanksgiving Hymn https://johnpauldavis.org/podcast/thanksgiving-hymn/# podcast# poetry
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New episode of my podcast# theuncomputable : Thanksgiving Hymn https://johnpauldavis.org/podcast/thanksgiving-hymn/# podcast# poetry
#morningcoffeelisten Kansas’s 1976 album Leftoverture. Through probing, poetic lyrics & exploratory music that blends classical European composition with boogie bass & beats, the band documents a yearning & journey for spiritual enlightenment Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen142 #nowplaying
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
#morningcoffeelisten Kansas’s 1976 album Leftoverture. Through probing, poetic lyrics & exploratory music that blends classical European composition with boogie bass & beats, the band documents a yearning & journey for spiritual enlightenment Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen142 #nowplaying
Ode The The Sampler https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/ode-the-the-sampler/# photography
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ode The The Sampler https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/ode-the-the-sampler/# photography
Shape Is A History Of Direction https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/shape-is-a-history-of-direction/# photography
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Shape Is A History Of Direction https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/shape-is-a-history-of-direction/# photography
#morningcoffeelisten Kid Koala’s 2003 album Some Of My Best Friends Are DJs. The turntablist showcases his interest in structure, tone, mood & early 20th century musical forms on this sly, subtle, sometimes smirking seamless set Listen: https://johnpauldavis.org/url/listen141# nowplaying
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#morningcoffeelisten Kid Koala’s 2003 album Some Of My Best Friends Are DJs. The turntablist showcases his interest in structure, tone, mood & early 20th century musical forms on this sly, subtle, sometimes smirking seamless set Listen: https://johnpauldavis.org/url/listen141# nowplaying
Morning Gets The Last Word https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/morning-gets-the-last-word/# photography
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Morning Gets The Last Word https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/morning-gets-the-last-word/# photography
There Are Uncountable Ways To Fill Space https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/there-are-uncountable-ways-to-fill-space/# photography
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
There Are Uncountable Ways To Fill Space https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/there-are-uncountable-ways-to-fill-space/# photography
#morningcoffeelisten Sufjan Stevens’s 2005 album Illinois. Coming of age tales set in the Land of Lincoln, with the geography & history of the state as backdrop & metaphor for the tender breakable heart of its protagonists set to transcendent music Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen140 #nowplaying
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
#morningcoffeelisten Sufjan Stevens’s 2005 album Illinois. Coming of age tales set in the Land of Lincoln, with the geography & history of the state as backdrop & metaphor for the tender breakable heart of its protagonists set to transcendent music Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen140 #nowplaying
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Weather Inside https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/the-weather-inside/# photography
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Weather Inside https://johnpauldavis.org/photography/the-weather-inside/# photography
First Aid Kit’s 2012 album The Lion’s Roar. Winning, compelling melodies brought to visceral, haunted life with these sisters' blood harmonies, backed by passionate session musicians & pristinely produced. Listen: https://johnpauldavis.org/url/listen139# nowplaying
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
First Aid Kit’s 2012 album The Lion’s Roar. Winning, compelling melodies brought to visceral, haunted life with these sisters' blood harmonies, backed by passionate session musicians & pristinely produced. Listen: https://johnpauldavis.org/url/listen139# nowplaying
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#morningcoffeelisten Alabama Shakes’s 2012 album Boys & Girls. Despite the band's youth, they sound like seasoned musicians, enjoying their blend of genres from their parents' generation with deeply wise lyrics sometimes crooned, sometimes howled. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen138 #nowplaying
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
#morningcoffeelisten Alabama Shakes’s 2012 album Boys & Girls. Despite the band's youth, they sound like seasoned musicians, enjoying their blend of genres from their parents' generation with deeply wise lyrics sometimes crooned, sometimes howled. Listen: johnpauldavis.org/url/listen138 #nowplaying