Landless Latitude
Baseball Stadium, lights and music
I organized a sound piece that took place at UNC’s Boshamer Baseball Stadium. The stadium was empty with no other event scheduled, and I had the stadium lights turned on and music blasted through the PA sound system. The music was made by two of my cousins who were in one of the earliest all-female Mariachi bands in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Connected halos brim trimmed
in Spanish black work,
the crown and tassels down
brush embellished embroidered
short work jacket.
Hold on to that golden gold
and diamonds shine cuff links.
Pre-loomed, we finger weaved
Pre-conquest, we knotted
twinning and netting
wafting and warping
looping the loop
flowing chain linked Netflix.
A wide tied tie,
a bow’s best friend,
A white wide belt
soft open mesh
hissing grease-pan fabric
one-shoulder fringe cape
framed velvet cornered laces.
Hammered coins of dented faces
stone bones up the clef
like bells that bass
while silver buttons side
with both barred 12/8 treble.
High waist right fitted wool
that black catholic ritual
slitted cuffs for spurred short boots
crunched brown paper bag
tourist leather riding boots
some semi-nomadic commodities
for many central western regions,
their horse-mans’ sentimental region.