After over five years and a lot of life-stuff, I’m finally catching my stride again… AND starting to book gigs for 2026! It’s good to be picking and grinning again.
Music
“Ornaments” -A Poem About Choices
“Ornaments” page 1 of 2 -An original poem typecast by Luke Austin Daugherty. Copyright 2016, All Rights Reserved on words and photograph. This poem was typed on a Royal Mercury
“Ornaments” page 2 of 2 -An original poem typecast by Luke Austin Daugherty. Copyright 2016, All Rights Reserved on words and photograph. This poem was typed on a Royal Mercury
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“Accidental Scars” Live Poetry Reading intro for Lay Down in the Water by Luke Austin Daugherty
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPQ0kRbjxnU
This was a live reading of my poem, “Accidental Scars, as the intro to a performance of, “Lay Down in the Water,” from a live concert at the Artsgarden.
“Accidental Scars”-
Her uniform shirt
Was short-sleeved
So I could see the scars on both of her wrists
Not horizontal
But vertical
Because when she made the cuts
She meant business
Still, she made it
Against her own will to die
She lived
The cuts have healed
Into minor disfigurements
On the surface of her epidermis
I bet
That occasionally
She goes a day without even noticing
That the scars are there
Her belly is now swollen with new life
And a second heartbeat
To echo her own
The triumphant irony of the situation
Is not lost on me
That another, unexpected generation
And likely many to follow
Will come from the womb of a woman
Whose heart refused to quit
Until her intentional cuts
Healed up into accidental scars
Copyright 2015- Luke Austin Daugherty- All Rights Reserved
No part of this poem or song may be used or reproduced without written permission by the author.
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Hello America I’m Here by Luke Austin Daugherty Live at Clowes Auditorium 2014
This is a live solo/acoustic version of, “Hello America I’m Here.” Luke Austin Daugherty was live at the Central Library Clowes Auditorium in Indianapolis, In. 8/3/2014
This song is the story of a Ukrainian man coming to America. The words of the song are what went through his mind when he finally saw the Statue of Liberty break the horizon.
Words/Music/Video: Luke Austin Daugherty -All Rights Reserved
“Hello America I’m Here,” is on Luke’s 2008 and is available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sweet-freedom/id295155674
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