I wrote “the devil you know” in support of a people’s movement to protect the planet and honor basic rights of all, especially the most vulnerable. A sonic ode to our struggle and striving for a better society, it leans on the radical tradition of jazz, blues, and poetry clubs around the world to gather and speak truth to power, to exercise our hearts, visions, and dreams together so that we may be made anew. It was an honor to work with such world class musicians to support such an important poem. it’s a poem to make you shout, make you weep, make you want something more. “the devil you know” is still the devil.