Triumph’s Rik Emmett finds new mode of self expression in ‘Reinvention Poems.’
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In ‘Reinvention Poems,’ the singer/songwriter/guitarist touches on a wide variety of topics in an autobiographical collection of poetry. The collection came about after Emmett retired from touring and teaching in 2019. 68 at the time, he called it a ‘new and scary life chapter’ and uses poetry as ‘a way to cope and adapt to the ever-increasing complexity of modern culture.’ Emmett adds, while always having been a lyricist, poetry is a new avenue for him to flex his creative muscles while offering liberation from a lifetime of songwriting and lyric discipline. ‘Reinvention Poems’ is available online and in bookstores by ECW Press. Triumph is a Canadian hard rock trio that formed in 1975 along with Mike Levine on bass/keyboards and Gil Moore and released 16 albums and received 18 gold and nine platinum awards in Canada and the United States until Emmett left to pursue a solo career in 1988. The band was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame in 2007, into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2008, and into Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2019.
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