An Homage: The End of Some More Land

James Humphrey, The Job Shop, Woods Hole, 1972; chapbook

For Jay Bolotin

“There are many many songwriters here in Nashville. You could go for days without meeting someone who isn’t. I can’t help but want to say to all these people: ‘the song isn’t it—the song isn’t the reason. It is only the outcome of it.’ I always feel that I would like to run around saying gently but firmly: ‘Don't forget—don’t forget’” –Jay Bolotin (from a letter)

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