The perfect caress has a velocity of three centimetres per second

by Jack Cooper and Daniel Shao

This piece is commended in the Collaborative Challenge on Young Poets Network in 2021.

Jack writes, "I think successful collaboration comes down to trust: trust in your partner's skill and creativity, in how they mold and adapt your shared vision. There's certainly no-one I trust more than flautist Daniel Shao, an associate member of the Philharmonia Orchestra, freelancer with London Symphony Orchestra, member of the Tangram artist collective, and my boyfriend of five years. We collaborated on this piece during lockdown, recording (and re-recording) our audio separately in London and Coventry. The poem was inspired by many things, but Daniel most of all, so I'm very happy we got to make something of it together."

Jack Cooper and Daniel Shao

Jack and Daniel are commended in the collaborative challenge on Young Poets Network, with their piece of music and poetry, 'The perfect caress has a velocity of three centimetres per second'.