So Far Afield (Nomadic Press, now distributed by Black Lawrence Press) is a poetic study into the queer nature of love among men—a gay love that’s been called contra naturam—tracing their wild desires, spiritual connections, and unspoken encounters, from seaside to cemetery. With a voice both musical and broken, Speers’ debut collection incorporates classical lyric forms with a contemporary elliptical style to create new narratives about our old world—a world that keeps on falling in love, even as it’s falling apart.

This album contains many of the poems found in the book, and they are read by the poet.