JJJJJerome Ellis is the author of Aster of Ceremonies. JJJJJerome was born in 1989 to Jamaican and Grenadian immigrants. JJJJJerome lives in Tidewater, Virginia with their wife, ecologist-poet Luísa Black Ellis. JJJJJerome dreams of building a sonic bath house!

I.

Octagon of Water, Movement 2

Prayer to My Stutter #2

Octagon of Water, Movement 3

Prayer to My Stutter #4

Prayer to My Stutter #6

Translation of Music #1

Octagon of Water, Movement 4

II. Liturgy of the Name

III. Benediction

WINTER

Movement 2: In Honor of Ancestor John Smart

Movement 3: In Honor of Ancestor Lucy

Movement 4: In Honor of Ancestor Harry

SPRING

Movement 6: In Honor of Ancestor Bob

Movement 7: In Honor of Ancestor Paro Movement 8: In Honor of Ancestor Nanny

SUMMER

Movement 9: In Honor of Ancestor Adam Movement 10: In Honor of Ancestor Fanny Movement 12: In Honor of Ancestor Paro

FALL

Movement 13: In Honor of Ancestor Rose

Movement 14: In Honor of Ancestor Hannah

Movement 15: In Honor of Ancestor Lucy

Movement 16: In Honor of Ancestor Betsey (Octave)

IV. Astering the Stutter

V. Benediction

Movement 17: In Honor of Ancestor Neptune

Octagon of Water, Movement 5

Notes

Acknowledgments