As you know, I love a great poem joined together with a great video. I recently came across this amazing piece by poet Tanya Davis on YouTube (with over 1.5 MILLION views as of this writing). Her poem pairs perfectly with the style and eye of film maker Andrea Dorfman. It’s an instructional video that… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Video
Lunch Poem – Video
Here’s a nice poem put to video. I like how the video creator, Andrew Kamp, let the sounds bleed through to Tracy K. Smith’s poem so that both became part of the other. Some poetry videos tend to be words laid on top of video with no real interaction. Well done…. Continue Reading
Suitable Poetry – Fry and Laurie
A humorous sketch from the BBC comedy “A Bit of Fry and Laurie“, which I never heard of until Simon from Slam Idol interviewed Stephen Fry a few years ago about his book “The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within ” (aff). I still need to purchase that. American fans may recognize Hugh Laurie… Continue Reading
Kate Tempest – End Times
There are some spoken word artists who absolutely stun you with their performance. Kate Tempest is one on those artists. Her presence is pure emotion when she is on stage and her words pierce your soul and intertwine with your emotions as she speaks. Amazing. Listen to her poem “End Times” in this video and… Continue Reading
Despite Death Threats, Poet Hissa Hilal Speaks for the Silent
Saudi Arabian poet Hissa Hilal recently took part in a poetry competition for an Abu Dhabi TV show called “… Continue Reading
Moving Poems – A Great Web Site for Good Poetry Videos
I recently wrote a post about the lack of good video poetry available to viewers and how we sometimes have to search through multiple videos before we actually find a good one. Well, poet Dave Bonta of Moving Poems has done most of the hard work for you. Moving Poems scours the web for great… Continue Reading
Blackout Poet – Video
I came across this video while doing one of my periodic searches for poetry on Twitter. Poet Austin Kleon came up with a creative way to pen poetry. He takes an article from a newspaper, looks for key words that inspire him, then blacks out all the rest. It’s a different take on those magnetic… Continue Reading
"AmeriKa" by RaD aka Ryanaustin Dennis – Video
I love a good poetry or spoken word video. You have to search through so much to find a real gem. Let me be clear, there are thousands of great poems being recorded to video out there, but very few great poems with great video. I present to you today, a decent poem being performed… Continue Reading
Video – Team Santa Fe – Brave New Voices 2008
Team Santa Fe, New Mexico. The only all Native American team at the Brave New Voices 2008 International Youth Poetry Slam gives their introduction. The crowd loves it! Brave New Voices 2008 – Team Santa Fe from Will Brown on Vimeo. Here’s a great article in the NY Times about the team and their mission:… Continue Reading
Video – Brave New Voices 2008 – "Unofficial Proclamation"
Brave New Voices 2008 is off to a great start. I captured some great pieces today. More to follow, but for now enjoy this highly motivating piece “Unofficial Proclamation”: Brave New Voices 2008 – International Youth Poetry Slam from Will Brown on Vimeo. What do you think?… Continue Reading