Joshua Bouchard

 

Joshua Bouchard is a writer of poetry and fiction residing in Ottawa, Ontario. His works have been featured in magazines such as What If?, Haggard and Halloos, Breadcrumb Scabs, DITCH,, Thieves Jargon, and Right Hand Pointing. He has self-published one collection of poetry, What Remembering Says Not To, and is currently working on a novella, titled Buses.

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Tuesday
Feb152011

Music: Koenjihyakkei: Nivryam (Japan)

Don't be so quick to dismiss that fundamental emotion of pleasure when we experience great music (or any art form). A song begins. Your head begins to bob to the beat. Then your legs move. The next thing you know your whole body is engaged in the music. Butterflies stir in your abdomen and it's like you've been shot with some sort of love-drug. You're addicted. Even now with headphones in my ears, walking down the street or alone at home, I am baffled that mere sounds have the power to change the very state of your being.

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