~ Videopoems ~

Videopoetry, filmpoetry, cinepoetry, poetry-film… the label doesn’t matter. What matters is that text and images enter into dialogue, creating a new, poetic whole.

The Language by Robert Creeley

On 9 June, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Animation
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Animation by Chad Edwards of a poem by Robert Creeley.

I Don’t Fix a Word by Donna Kuhn

On 8 June, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Author-made videopoems
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Experimental video poem by Donna Kuhn — “an exploration of grief, a tribute to a friend who is gone.”

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 138

On 2 June, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Animation
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Poem by William Shakespeare

Film by Dave McKean

Hat-tip: Dr. Omed

Triple Sonnet of the Plush Pony Part 3, by Anne Carson

On 1 June, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Dance, Videopoems
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Poem by Anne Carson, from Possessive Used as Drink (Me), a lecture on pronouns in the form of 15 sonnets

Video by Sadie Wilcox

See “Recipe” for more information on the production.

Shark’s Teeth by Kay Ryan

On 28 May, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Animation
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http://youtu.be/gCcLRx6gOsw

Poem and reading by Kay Ryan

Animation by Kristin Vogel

Cadáver by Daniel Iván

On 27 May, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Videopoems
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Poem and video by Daniel Iván

The Ruin (anonymous Anglo-Saxon)

On 26 May, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 2 Comments - Videopoems
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Anonymous Anglo-Saxon poem

Film by Stuart Lee (including the reading and translation)

The anachronistic contrast between modern ruins and Anglo Saxon language and costume is extremely effective here. Kudos to Mr. Lee, and I hope more Anglo-Saxon poetry videos are in the offing.

Haiku by Ryôkan

On 22 May, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Videopoems
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Video illustration by erikdegroot88 of a haiku by Ryôkan Daigu

The Heat of Autumn by Jane Hirshfield

On 20 May, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Animation
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Poem by Jane Hirshfield (reading by Flora Coker)

Animation by Adam Deniston for the Poetry Foundation’s Poetry Everywhere series

The Aftermath of Magic by K. R. Copeland

On 19 May, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Animation
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http://www.vimeo.com/3697438

A video collaboration between K. R. Copeland (poem) and Donna Kuhn (video). The text may be read here.

Umeed-e-Sahar (Hope of the Dawn) by Faiz Ahmed Faiz

On 18 May, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Musical settings, Videopoems
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8gJcwh4k88

Poem by the great Faiz Ahmed Faiz.

Music and video by Laal.

Love the interplay between the text of the poem and the drama in the video. The Wikipedia article linked above says that Laal are

known for singing socialist political songs, especially those written by leftist Urdu poets such as Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Habib Jalib and Ahmed Faraz. The band received mainstream attention during the Lawyers’ Movement, in which it led support to the reinstatement of the then deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad. […] Laal has not only managed to reconnect the people of Pakistan to the forgotten revolutionary socialist poets, but also introduced them to the youth

—which should serve as a reminder that, in some cultures, poetry still retains considerable power.

Angkor Wat by Remy Mansfield

On 15 May, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Videopoems
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Video and poem by Remy Mansfield