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poetry videos / poetry films / spoken word
Now we take our second step out into the snow. A little ground can be seen behind us now. A line can be drawn between the points where our feet meet the ground. With another step, we will be able to see where we have been and no longer are. It would be difficult to say what differentiates this issue from the last one, so wide ranging already was the first. Our exploration in video poetry has continued, and we could not be more excited to share what we have lately found. The featured animation is “Have you seen this Movie”, based on a poem by Allen Ginsberg, courtesy of the Allen Ginsberg Foundation. We also thank Wesleyan University Press and the poet Joshua Gottlieb-Miller for the chance to produce a video based on his poem “Fantasy Images”. Enjoy, turn every stone!
Issue 2
In lieu of a comment section we have discussion questions:
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Which two poetry videos strike you as the most different? Why?
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Which poetry video would you like to live in for a day? A month? A year?
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Pick a favorite line from one of the videos. What do you picture in your head? What do you see on screen? What connections do you see between the three images?