Artist | Writer | Composer
Daniel Haskin
Daniel Haskin is a poet, visual artist, songwriter, and composer, who resides in Buffalo, NY. His poetry and illustrations have been seen in newspapers and national literary journals. Scripted Life is his seventh book of poems and verse.
Swarming
tell me why
the sun is full of moons
this place where we dream
swooning and felined
no dogs here tonight
just bird shadows
swarming
waiting
for wishbones
“Haskin’s phrasing is delicate, haunting, prolific. His subtle exploration of the human condition will touch your soul and rejuvenate a sense of spirit in the human body. A great book to revisit and ponder slowly. Great to own the physical copy!”
Maggie Moor reviewing the book “Picture Book Rain”
Artist
Daniel Haskin’s visual work has been seen in galleries in canada, the United Kingdom, and upstate New York. The image above is from the book “Rain Flowers”.
Writer
Daniel Haskin has writen for national publications and the internet media. He has also known as an art reviewer.
Composer
A composer of electronic ambient music, Haskin has composed for theater and performance.
Theatrical Scoring
Haskin has recently composed the score to the play, “The Whale Speaks”, performed at Shea’s 710 in Buffalo, NY.
Poetry
Daniel has released 7 books of poetry, and his new book, “Scripted Life”, has been published in 2023.
Songwriter
Haskin has performed in his band, The Dreaming, as a songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist since 2000.
The Writer
My work can be abstract, it can be love, it can be painful, it can be rhythmic, and it can be musical. Poetry can be a story without a beginning or end. Sometimes if you touch that little spark of darkness inside your soul you can pull something out that’s memorable.
Bio
Daniel Haskin is an artist, musician, composer, writer, and poet. His poetry collections, “Rain Flowers“, “Picture Book“, “The Shallow Sea“, “Past Life Invisible“, “Amnesia“, and now “Scripted Life”, are poems that explore the human condition. He has also been published in the Buffalo News and various national literary journals. His pen mood fluctuates while he writes from his own perspective. Precise and particular word choices not only rouse visual images, but also provoke feelings and acts. His themes of longing and regret, seeking and finding, recognizing and remembering run strong, as does his theme of acceptance for what was and for what will never be.
Daniel Haskin was born in Buffalo, New York, and was educated in the United States and in the UK (Chelmsford, Essex). While attending Daemen College in Amherst, New York, he majored in art and illustration, minoring in music history. His education led him to cultivate multiple careers in the arts. Over time, he with, his band “The Dreaming”, released three albums: “Silent”, “Picturebook Rain”, “Shadow Days”, and a solo studio-produced electronic album, titled “Machines of Love and War”. As a musician, his breakout moment came when the British Broadcasting Company aired and previewed specific tracks from “Machines of Love and War”.
As an artist and illustrator, he designed the covers and interior illustrations for: “Polish Folk Legends” (written by Florence W Clowes), and his own poetry collections, “The Shallow Sea”, “Past Life Invisible”, “Amnesia”, and “Picture Book”. Other drawings were published in “The Polish American Journal”, “The Buffalo News”, “The Buffalo Arts Review”, and other national publications. Daniel Haskin and his wife Jeanne currently reside in Buffalo, New York, with their Jack Russell Terrier Juno.
Latest in a Series: November Poetry
I See Mars
Turning Its Head
its rain will not last
the night in my mouth
tonight I will press
it’s cold body like dirt
against mine
and my oily words
will jump
from stone to stone
unafraid of the dark
Latest in a Series: Scripted Life
Grieve Each Day Like Love
I
will die
this morning
despite all this
I will die daily
for the rest of my life
and will grieve each day like love
passing away resurrecting
falling through hours like poetry
Portfolio
Writer/Poet
Daniel has been published in the Buffalo News and various national journals. His pen mood fluctuates as he writes from his own perspective.
Electronic Composer
Daniel Haskin is known as an ambient electronic music composer and performer. His work has been heard on the BBC and recently he has composer the score for “The Whale Speaks”.
Theatrical Scores
Daniel Haskin has recently composed the score for play, “The Whale Speaks”, working with choreographers in the electronic medium. The production was concluded in 2023.
Artist/Illustrator
Haskin has worked in print meda and book publishing as an illustrator and book designer. His work has been seen in national publications and newspapers.
Four Fragments
1
silence walks
the room at night
late at night
a wanderer seeks
the hopeful
the ordinary
all the spaces
between
will place you
on a step
2
outside the door
a telephone rings
knocking over
cracked fragments
that wrap
around your
memory
as hard
as a fist
molten as
obsidian
3
where
did you go
can I take
your place
I have
forgotten
your voice
the one
that calls out
dying from the
limbs of Apollo
reaching out
its tongue
to taste desire
4
our love
runs a narrow path
who am I to deny
kisses from the throat
our poems are
short of breath
a glimpse of a lyric
written to paralyze
but to be worshiped
like Aphrodite
from the book “Scripted Life”
I am Perforated by Rain
falling
I lean
at the door
taking on
the ghost
shape
of a tree
in darkness
branches
twist turning
like arms of
dislocated
wind
can you feel
the rain
nailing itself
to the wood
to the wall
to me
wide
in the
night
tumbling
like silver
beads
I pity
leaves
they drag
through
wind
through
hair
starless
and
dark
from the book “Scripted Life”
About Daniel
Welcome to the official website of Daniel Haskin, an artist, writer, and composer from Buffalo, NY. Explore Daniel’s poetry, visual art, and musical compositions. Stay connected through his social media channels and dive into his extensive body of work.
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Talk to Us
Location
Buffalo, New York / Essex, UK
danielhaskinweb@gmail.com