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Poesis

Poésis: (poy-ae-sis) self-creation.

About Me

Many people have asked me what exactly Poésis means. To be totally honest, I think I'm still learning this myself. Originally, I would have answered that, the term "Poésis," actually comes from a couple of French Quantum Physicists who, in the early 20th Century, found that Quantum particles tended to disappear and reappear in the space/time contimuum if an observer quit observing the particle itself. They also found that, the presence of an observer made the particle stay quite focused and still. Thus, the scientists deduced a sort of logic of self manifestation to the universe that is, and they termed this power "auto-poésis," or 'self-manifestation.' That said, the band and the music that comprises Poésis has been, in our case, subject to a lot of change. Perhaps it means that we have lacked the focus to hold the original band together, or in turn, that we have continually specified in the last year, exactly what that sound is, and who must play it. In any case, the remaining members of Poésis have undergone a rather enormous cataclysm of focus. With every note, David Cannava moves closer to his own unique style. His rhythms continue to inspire and engage me in a rather humbling way. Charlie Milo, now a card holding member of Poésis, is in my opinion, the reincarnation of Leonardo Da Vinci, or someone similar, as his creativity never fails to amaze me. And I, Jonathan, have never felt as challenged and honored to work with a band as I do today. The music that comes out of our humble rehearsal space these days is innovative, vibing, eclectic and above all else, fun. Please feel free to comment on our page or email us with your thoughts and insights, and thanks for listening!
Poesis reviewed by The Colorado Springs Gazette: http://www.gazette.com/entertainment/poésis_31034___article .html/alexis_release.html
Poesis: The Letter is available Digitally, at:
iTunes, and
Or you can order a hard copy, with all the artwork, from CD Baby:
"The Letter" is also now avaliable at all Denver/Colorado Springs Independent Record stores.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/14/2007
Band Website: poesis8.com
Band Members: Jonathan Gabriel, David Cannava, and Charlie Milo
Influences: Fiona Apple, Pink Floyd, ,Billy Holliday, Jolie Holland, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Miles Davis, Ravi Shankar, Joni Mitchell, Elvis Costello, our mama's lullabies, Iron and Wine, Citizen Cope, Sinead O'Connor, Ani Difranco, so so so so many.....
Sounds Like: Jazz pushed to the realm of indie rock; the strange calm intrinsic to a thunderstorm; the joy of those jhanic states that take courage to perceive.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Please Take a Listen-

at these online locations- iTunes (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum ?id=272382269&s=143441)CD Baby (http://www.cdbaby.com/poesis)Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/poesis8)P...
Posted by Poesis on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:33:00 PST

New York trip

Thursday, January 10We land at La Guardia at 11:26 PM, eastern time. It's raining. A lot.Ever spent much time hanging out with musicians?Snarky inteviewer with phony accent:So, Miss Ettinger, as the b...
Posted by Poesis on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:11:00 PST

Lyrics to "The Letter"

1. Lucid RainMy words are muffled " by the rain " all the drops have " too much to say " is there a difference " a man can make " with the things that he creates? " The apodictic truth "pulsing and re...
Posted by Poesis on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:09:00 PST

CDs Avaliable!

So I am feeling very proud to share with you that Poesis has our very first CD avaliable for purchase from now until forever.  As you may have noticed there is a link to buy this gem via digital ...
Posted by Poesis on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:35:00 PST

the seeds of change

Change is good.  that's all I have to say about that. Change is good and it happens and we are learning to roll with change. if you don't roll with change than you're not going to keep rolli...
Posted by Poesis on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:59:00 PST

It’s Coming...

it's coming... be prepared.  super glue your socks on because it may rock them off. you have no idea how excited i am- there was much dancing involved.  i hope someday you will be as excited...
Posted by Poesis on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:22:00 PST

gratitude.

i am having an enormous swelling of thankfulness right now that I just had to share with all of you. Thank you for allowing us to share our gifts, and to those of you with yours still hidden, someone ...
Posted by Poesis on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:57:00 PST

as promised.

so, I keep saying I am going to blog, so I was cleaning the bedroom( it gets sooo naaasty in there ;) and i found this poem on the floor that i dun wrote, send me back what you have been writing! kiss...
Posted by Poesis on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:54:00 PST

well here goes nothing

I am attempting a blog entry.. this feels hauntingly familiar, I apologize in advance for any dear diary lala. Poesis has been busy creating music, it is interesting to live with your guitarist, I wi...
Posted by Poesis on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:01:00 PST