The front page of my website looks differ­ent from the rest of my website. I’m in the middle of a reno­va­tion so please excuse the conti­nu­ity errors.

I had two great perfor­mances of I Found it by the Sea this week, by my usual crew (Nick, Anne, Hannah). These guys are a composer’s dream. I’m terribly grateful. Next week I will cook all of them an extrav­a­gant five-course dinner.

Ted and I both received this weird email that I think might be the world’s first composer-targeted spam. Here’s the message. I’m putting a big [sic] at the end: 

Dear Timothy:
Art and culture are good reason for estab­lish­ing commu­ni­ca­tion between nations.more over there is poetic art which improve each nation in many differ­ent aspect.Your works intro­duce me to a new world;some beau­ti­ful works without any artificiality,any of which is as great as a masterpice.I wanted thank you for letting me into your secret,wonderful world with your music.your works expresses the most sublime aspects of human life.I don’t know how to thank you for your precious gift.these are my poems.please read them and send your idea about them.can you compose a music with my poems? I admire your music.I want to building a bridge with my poem and your music between Iran and English-speaking people, includ­ing in the United States. this is my big goal.please help me in this project.admirer you and your works.

Mostafa Mojidi

[SIC]

Appended to the email are pages and pages of “psalms”. Choice line: “My pockets/ are loaded/with drops of tears”.

If anyone knows anything about this guy, or about his master plan to build a bridge out of poems, please let me know.