"The Last Ride", a documentary focusing on US homelessness is re-airing today, July 29 on Italy’s RAI3. Watch Tom Waits perform Tom Traubert’s Blues and read from his poem, Seeds On Hard Ground, providing a throughline to the landscape of faces and stories portrayed in the film. If you missed it, you can watch the documentary online and find more information about the charities referenced in the program: https://tomwaits.ffm.to/thelastride | Tom Waits

Tom Waits is releasing a third print edition of his poem, Seeds On Hard Ground, originally released in 2011 to raise awareness and funds for homeless services. The poem is a long lyrical ballad in the voices of those who walked, fell or were pushed to the margins of our communities. All proceeds from this printing will be donated to NAMI, the Redwood Food Bank, The Caritas Village Project, and The Society of St. Vincent De Paul. The new chapbook edition underscores the persistence of this condit