Song 1: “Speak Up,” (composed and performed by John V. Modaff, with guitars by Dan Modaff and Dave Merrill)

Poem 1: “Sound Barrier” by Scott Wiggerman from the “Fire” chapter of Presence (San Antonio TX: Pecan Grove Press, 2011), a book arranged around the elements.

Fiction excerpt: from the novel Death of a Department Chair by Lynn C. Miller. University of Wisconsin Press, 2006. https://uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/D/Death-of-a-Department-Chair

Feed the cat break: “Cats, Cats, Cats” (Andrew Preston and AP Harbor)

Poem 2: from ee cummings, poem #22 from XAIPE, 1950. This innovative modern poet (1894-1962) revitalized language from the familiar. He was also a painter, essayist, author, and playwright.

Song 2: “Tell Me,” composed and performed by John V. Modaff.

Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
Theme & Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI
Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY. Produced at The Creek Studio

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Song 1: “The Eyes Have It,” composed and performed by John V. Modaff

Poem 1: “In Hurricane With Horses” by Mark Sanders. Mark lives in Nacogdoches, TX and teaches at Stephen F. Austin University. https://sandersme1.wixsite.com/mark-sanders/

Fiction excerpt: from the novel Death of a Department Chair by Lynn C. Miller. University of Wisconsin Press, 2006. https://uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/D/Death-of-a-Department-Chair

Feed the cat break: “Beastly Beauty” by John V. Modaff

Poem 2: “My Hipster” by Barbara Rockman, author of the poetry collections To Cleave and Sting and Nest. Barbara is a poet and teacher whose homebase is Santa Fe.

Song 2: “Sonnet 130” by William Shakespeare. Set to music by Phil Schmidt and performed by John V. Modaff

Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

Theme & Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI

Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY. Produced at The Creek Studio

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Song 1: “Day Never Comes,” composed and performed by David R. Merrill.

Poem 1: “Leda and the Swan” by Nobel prize-winning poet W. B. Yeats, composed in 1923 and first printed in 1924.

Fiction: “The Secret Pool,” by Lynn C. Miller, excerpted from her first novel The Fool’s Journey, 2002 (Winedale Press). In press is the novel The Surrogate for 2026. www.lynncmiller.com

Feed the Cat Break: “The Legend of the Myth” by John V. Modaff

Poem 2: “Another Story” by poet Hilda Raz, from a story that inspired Yeats and many others about the beautiful Leda and the god-turned-swan Zeus. In New and Collected Poems, Letter from a Place I’ve Never Been, from University of Nebraska Press, 2022.

Song 2: “The Old Monsters Rest Home,” by John V. Modaff.

Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff , BMI

The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY and produced at The Creek Studio

NEXT UP: Episode 48, “Beauty and the Beast”

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Song 1: The God Machine (Dave Merrill and John V. Modaff)

Poem 1: “To the Mother of the Sixteen-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead by the Police After She’d Called Them” by Susan Aizenberg. From Quiet City, BkMk Press 2015. Her most recent book is A Walk With Frank O’Hara (U of New Mexico Press, 2024).

Fiction: Excerpt from The Surrogate by Lynn C. Miller, in press with U of Wisconsin Press, 2026. www.lynncmiller.com

Feed the Cat Break: "Harpsong," by John V. Modaff

Poem 2: “Butterflies Just Out of Reach” by David Meischen from Anyone’s Son: 3 A Taos Press, 2020. His short story collection is the recent Nopalito, U of New Mexico Press.

Song 2: "Someplace Safe" (John Modaff with Dave Merrill)

Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff

The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM & Morehead, KY

Produced at The Creek Studio

NEXT UP: Episode 47, “Myths and Legends”

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Song 1: “The Swing Set Song” by Andrew Preston and AP Harbor, from the album Mildepond

Poem 1: “Contemplating Eternity While Sticking Its Neck Out” by Julie Williams, author of Escaping Tornado Season and Drama Queens in the House. A poetry collection is under review.

Story excerpt: “Neighbors” by Lynn C. Miller, from David’s Harvest, stories, in process. Her latest book is The Lost Archive: stories, https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm

Feed the Cat Break: excerpt from “A Self-Setting Sun,” by Annie Wonder & Jonathan A. Modaff

Poem 2: “Good Neighbor” by Jack Cooper, author of Silly Lily’s Rhyming Adventures In Nature (2023) and Across My Silence (2007) World Audience, Inc. https://sillylilysadventures.com/

Song 2: “Bluebilly,” composed and sung by John V. Modaff, BMI

Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff

The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY

Produced at The Creek Studio, Morehead KY

NEXT UP: Episode 46 coming in March, 2025: Judgment

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Song 1: “The Young & The Old” (composed by David R. Merrill, performed with John Modaff)

Poem 1: “Cousin Judy Paints” by Mikki Aronoff, a much-published Albuquerque poet, Pushcart nominee, and animal advocate.

Short Story: “Satisfaction” by Lynn C. Miller. Her novel THE SURROGATE is in process with the University of Wisconsin Press for 2026. www.lynncmiller.com

Feed the Cat Break: “Bouree” (JS Bach/Ian Anderson, performed by David R. Merrill)

Poem 2: “Bloom” by Sarah Kotchian. From “Light of Wings,” her new collection from University of New Mexico Press in 2024. https://sarahkotchian.com/

Song 2: “Sweet Songs” (by John V. Modaff, performed with Good Enough on the album “TOO”)

Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff, BMI

The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY

Produced at The Creek Studio, Morehead 40351

NEXT UP: Episode 45 coming February 2025: “Neighbors”

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Song 1: “I Can’t Sing That Song” (John V. Modaff)

Poem 1: “Ecdysis Sonnet” by Sandra Yannone. Sandy’s new collection is the glass studio (Salmon Poetry, 2024).

Fiction: excerpt from the novel in progress, “The Angel of Devastation.” Her latest book is The Lost Archive: stories, https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm

Feed the Cat Break: “Different Same,” by Jonathan A. Modaff

Poem 2: “Sympathetic Magic” by Susan Aizenberg. Susan’s new collection is A Walk With Frank O’Hara (UNMP, 2024).

Song 2: “I Call Crazy” (T Bone Kelly, from the album Toast)

Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff, BMI

The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY

Produced at The Creek Studio, Morehead 40351

NEXT UP: Episode 44 coming January 2025: “Harmony”

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Song 1: “Clever Brilliant Mind” (by David R. Merrill with John Modaff)

Poem 1: “I’m” by Jack Cooper, author of Silly Lily’s Rhyming Adventures In Nature (2023) and Across My Silence (2007) World Audience, Inc. https://sillylilysadventures.com/

Fiction: three short excerpts from her third novel The Day After Death by Lynn C. Miller, published by the University of New Mexico Press, 2016. www. lynncmiller.com

Feed the Cat Break: “One November Evening” by Chris Geyerman with John V. Modaff

Poem 2: “Sunday Afternoon with Seurat” by David Meischen, author of the linked story collection Nopalito, University of New Mexico Press, 2024 and the poetry collection Anyone’s Son (3, A Taos Press, 2020).

Song 2: “Counting Down the Raindrops” by Andrew Preston and A. P. Harbor.

Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff
The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY
Produced at The Creek Studio

NEXT UP: Episode 43, “Breaking Up”

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