Henry David Thoreau himself is struck from this David Wagoner poem as re-interpreted by video artist Adam Tow, whose inspiration springs from a different era.
Partly filmed in the Pulitzer Prize winning poet’s New York apartment, and partly animated by director and animation artist Juan Delcan, this new poem by Mark Strand straddles those worlds … and a few more.
Our 2012 Season, which has been produced in partnership with BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2011, opens with Scott Wenner’s tense dream-time remake of David Lehman’s “French Movie.”
It's a new hybrid form: a short film (usually less than 3 minutes in length) that treats a great contemporary poem as a script. It's a professionally produced, fully imagined, HD experience designed to introduce new audiences to poetry's unique thrills.
Motionpoems, Inc. is a nonprofit production company that turns great contemporary poems into short films for online, broadcast, and big-screen distribution. We introduce talented video artists to some of America's best living writers, step aside, then make the resulting videos free to subscribers. Completed films go on to screen at film festivals, art cinemas, libraries, schools, bookstores, and elsewhere.
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June: Richard Wilbur | Faith Eskola
July: Jane Hirshfield | Jeff Saunders & Scott Olson
August: Bob Hicok | Joanna Kohler
September: Bridget Lowe | Angella Kassube
Our current 2012 Season is produced in partnership with BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2011 (Scribner).
Featured Artists
Poets: Erin Belieu, Marvin Bell, Robert Bly, Todd Boss, K. A. Hays, Jane Hirshfield, L. S. Klatt, David Lehman, Thomas Lux, Freya Manfred, David Mason, Tim Nolan, Mark Strand, Dag Straumsvag, David Wagoner
Animators/Video Artists: Emma Burghardt, Antonio Cicarelli, Juan Delcan, John Eickholt, Faith Eskola, Tom Jacobsen, Angella Kassube, Deb Kirkeeide, Scott Olson, Jay Orff, Jeff Saunders, Amy Schmitt, Adam Tow, Monika Umba, Matt Van Ekeren, Scott Wenner, Greg Winter
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