Maia by Louvena the Scout

Maia, in Greek mythology, is the daughter of Atlas and the mother of Hermes, the god of travel. Maia is also the name of my car, a symbol of my own travels and the place where I did much of the recording for this album.

The lyrics of the songs on this album are poetry from a poetry collection where I explored each state of the US within the text of each poem. This project is the result of a remix of the text into songs, in order to eradicate the stigma that poetry and lyrics cannot coexist.

Special thanks to:
Dr. Heather Lang, for assigning this project. It was a graded assignment that became a dream.
Dr. Karla Kelsey, for assigning the project that became my fifty-state poem collection in Advanced Poetry class.
My housemates, for dealing with my constant guitar playing (and frustrated noises every time I fucked up), and especially Jacob, for bringing me my audio interface that time at ten p.m. when I wanted to record vocals in my car.
Relient K and Julien Baker, for showing me what music is.
Dave, for providing me with the tools needed to record this album.
Luke Speers, Bryce Martin, and Abby Frederick, for being the narrative voice for a few of these.
My mom and sister, and my friends in Indiana, South Dakota, Texas, Illinois, NJ, and at Susquehanna, for believing in me.
And God, for listening to the poems and lyrics that don't make it to the page or audio track.

What this project has proved to me is that I can do this. The lyric writing on business cards, the years of failed guitar lessons, the fake CD inserts I've made—it's all led up to this. And this is only the beginning.

daytime wander/nighttime lust

Louvena the Scout is Valeri Lohrman.

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