As our lived realities are becoming increasingly multicultural, multi-platform and multi-vocal, poetic heteroglossia offers a means for realising the polyphonic forces between self and others. Continue Reading
If you’ve ever wondered, as I have, why the U.K. has such an incredibly vital spoken word scene, this charming animated short from Apples and Snakes’ Spoken Word Archive will bring you up to speed. Continue Reading
I’ve always liked William Carlos Williams’ book-length poem Paterson, so I was intrigued to see this trailer for a feature film inspired by it. It’s not, however, based on Williams’ poem in any sense, as the director explains in an interview with Time magazine. Continue Reading
A new video from the youth-oriented news magazine Vox.com would make a great classroom resource for any teacher trying to get kids to focus on prosody. The breezy, entertaining style is typical of a lot of YouTube “explainers”, but some things are really best taught through video, and showing how some of the greatest rappers put together rhymes and beats is surely one of them. Continue Reading
Kathy McTavish is well-known in videopoetry circles for her innovative poetry films and her cello compositions, which have been featured in soundtracks by other video artists, most notably Swoon. The American Composers Forum, which awarded McTavish a Jerome Fund for New Music (JFund) grant in 2013, has just posted a profile of her and her latest multimedia project at their website. Continue Reading
Submissions are solicited for Writing Digital: MIX DIGITAL 3, a forum for the discussion and exploration of writing and technology hosted by Bath Spa University. Continue Reading
A 500-year-old poem becomes a semi-viral YouTube video thanks to the enthusiasm of history fans on Reddit. Continue Reading
In what may be a sign of the times, editors of a new print anthology are “open to submissions in audio/visual media (e.g., video files of ASL poetry, audio files of spoken word poetry, etc).” Continue Reading
Last week I received a rather surprising email from videopoetry pioneer Tom Konyves: “I thought you might enjoy this.” The link leads to a Google Patents record, “System and method for video poetry using text based related media, US 20110239099… Continue Reading
In the same way that people often express astonishment that they’d never heard of videopoetry or filmpoetry before, considering how much great work is out there, I’m feeling simultaneously abashed and grateful to discover that there is such a thing… Continue Reading