rob lane wilder – songs & music clips

Do you like Dr. Seuss? Ever hear the humorous poetry of Shel Silverstein? Reaching 100 years into the past, the wandering bard Vachel Lindsay? Hints of Langston Hughes. Perhaps Bob Dylan. Attitude-wise, there’s James Dean. A dab of Al Pacino. Each of these have at some point influenced or otherwise stimulated & confused author & musician rob lane wilder.

Here wilder performs a few songs from an earlier version of Tinker Toy Souffle. Click the links below to hear each clip. This is just a small sample of the wide range of original music wilder has shared with The San Fran Review.

The Poet’s Calendar mp3

IMPACT! mp3

wilder is a classically trained musician and voice actor. He has spent years confusing and bopping over the head – diverse audiences nationally and worldwide. wilder’s music and writings have appeared worldwide on dozens of audio releases. To arrange a reading or book signing, contact Very Little Press here.

George Grosz: a poem by rob lane wilder

a genius not averse to flopping
headlong into human folly,
shining light on everything,
grosz a prophet of his day.

a glorious insightful visionaire
who’d positively shine,
his canvas putting needles on
civilization in decline.

in dramatic ways he’d frame injustice,
brushstrokes large and bold…
grosz unequaled social critic
prescient, foretold.

pointing up the truth around
the worst degeneration,
bureaucrats misguided,
moneyed interests waving fists

toxic sorts grosz saw into
wiping goodness from our midst!

 


Above illustration by George Grosz, originally done in 1932
for Bertolt Brecht’s children’s book, The Three Soldiers

 

-All text above- copyr. 2022 by rob lane wilder