![]() It's basically a year in the life of a 9-year-old in a rural part of the west of England, and it documents her year, month by month, paying particular attention to what's happening in the natural world around her. HARVEY: The book "Orlam" is my second collection of poetry. KELLY: NPR's Ann Powers sat down with Harvey to hear more about the album, which is out now.ĪNN POWERS, BYLINE: Can you explain the story and the world of "Orlam" and the new album for those who might not have yet had the pleasure of entering them? I only set out to write a collection of poetry, but this work kind of morphed into drawings and then into music as well. HARVEY: (Singing) Drush repeats 'enself, over underwhelem. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I INSIDE THE OLD YEAR DYING") Last year, she published a narrative poem called "Orlam," a vivid work of magical realism, which has now evolved into a new album called "I Inside The Old Year Dying." KELLY: Her latest project bleeds together those elements intricately. But as I've got older, it's become more and more natural for me that they all just sort of bleed together. HARVEY: I think when I was younger, I used to try and keep them separate, in their separate categories. ![]() KELLY: Along with the songs, she has always written poetry and created visual art, too. ![]() She first broke out in the early '90s with hits like "Rid Of Me" and "Dress." KELLY: Harvey is best known as a singer-songwriter. And if I'm a bit stuck on a poem and I can't work out where it's going, I'll often spend time drawing it. P J HARVEY: In the early stages of writing a song, I very often see it in images and colors. For PJ Harvey, words, music and images all come from the same creative wellspring. ![]()
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