Granite Fire Alarm, by Matthew Richards

Granite Fire Alarm

by Matthew Richards

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1.	Misdiagnosis 02:46	buy track
2.	Walker's Anthem 02:13	buy track
3.	Eviction 02:45	buy track
4.	Love Letter to the Progenitor 02:01	buy track
5.	Riverbasket 01:37	buy track
6.	Penelope 01:53	buy track
7.	Windshield Fog Love Poem 02:50	buy track
8.	Pamphlet on Unraveling 02:09	buy track
9.	The Man in Room 104B 01:53	buy track
10.	Elmo poem 02:26	buy track
11.	Letter from the Roman Empire to the United States of America 03:24	buy track
12.	Bird-dog 03:04	buy track
13.	Henry David Thoreau Microwaves a Burrito 02:14	buy track
14.	Breakup Letter to the Sun 02:33	buy track
15.	Memorial Day 02:27	buy track
16.	La Douleur Exquise 01:11	buy track
17.	Fall in the White Mountains 03:19	buy track
18.	Praise Poem For Mill Cities 02:54	buy track

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Granite Fire Alarm is the first Spoken Word album released by poet Matthew Richards. It contains his greatest hits from his first 4 years of slamming (2009-2012), including poems from his chapbook Pamphlet on Unraveling, material from his forthcoming manuscript, and "Misdiagnosis", his most-remembered poem from National Poetry Slam 2011.

Granite Fire Alarm is a journey that starts at Manchester West High School, progresses through the narrator's childhood and heartbreaks, chronicles his experiences with the Occupy Movement, and ends back in Manchester with a new appreciation for the city around him. The album serves as a wake-up call to a state which does not recognize the fire consuming it, and offers a hand through the inferno to the healing that waits on the other side.

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released April 25, 2013

Writing and Vocals by Matthew Richards
Production and Recording by William James
Album Artwork and Layout by Mark Palos

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Matthew Richards Manchester, New Hampshire

Matthew Richards is an up-and-coming poet from Manchester, NH. He has performed on stages all over New England. In 2011, he represented Slam Free or Die at the National Poetry Slam in Cambridge as their Rookie of the Year. He is also a founding participant of Occupy New Hampshire, and testified on behalf of himself and the Occupy Movement in a landmark case with the NH Civil Liberties Union. ... more

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