02: blackberries

When the blackberries hang

swollen in the woods, in the brambles

nobody owns, I spend

all day among the high

branches, reaching

my ripped arms, thinking

of nothing, cramming

the black honey of summer

into my mouth

-Mary Oliver - August

Playlist

  1. Not Strong Enough by boygenius on the record (Interscope)
  2. Charm You by Samia on Honey (Grand Jury Music)
  3. Kiss City by Blondshell on Blondshell (Partisan)
  4. Hiccup by Liam Benzvi on Acts of Service (Terrible)
  5. Even If It Kills Me by Debbii Dawson on Learning (Debbii Dawson Music)
  6. Blackberry Song by Kurt Vile on Childish Prodigy (Matador)
  7. Read Tween' the Lines by Mapache on Jam in the Van - Mapache (Live Session) (Jam in the Van LLC)
  8. Blackberry Blossom by The Tony Rice Unit on Manzanita (Rounder)
  9. Keep Those Teardrops from Falling by Natalie Bergman on Keep Those Teardrops from Falling (Third Man Records LLC)
  10. Girl on Fire by Kameron Marlowe on We Were Cowboys (Columbia Nashville)
  11. Truth Nugget by Helena Deland on Someone New (Luminelle)
  12. 10/10 by Troye Sivan on In A Dream (Universal)
  13. Static by Steve Lacey on Gemini Rights (RCA)
  14. I Didn't Know by Skinshape on I Didn't Know (Single)
  15. Home to You by Cate Le Bon on Reward (kemado recordings)
  16. All I Wanted by Hannah Cohen on Welcome Home (Bella Union)
  17. This Is Your Life by Hannah Cohen on Welcome Home (Bella Union)