Tom Waits News: Tom Waits To Release Chapbook

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Tom Waits has teamed up with a variety of homeless charities to publish a new chapbook.

One of the most respected songwriters working today, Tom Waits retains an allusive persona. Rarely granting interviews, the American artist fuses blues and jazz with dense artistic references.

Often compared to poets such as Whitman and Lorca, Tom Waits has shied away from publishing his lyrics. Now the singer has broken cover with a limited edition chapbook containing an unpublished poem.

Released in co-operation with Anti Records, the poem is available on his official website. A long lyrical ballad, the piece sees Tom Waits...