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Category Archives: Poetry Videos
Hyperbole 47 Has Been Released
Hyperbole poetry e-zine hit the streets last night at 5 p.m. Watch a video of the late Hayden Carruth reading his poem “Ray” in honor of his friend Raymond Carver, and see the latest changes and updates to the World Class Poetry website. If you are not a subscriber, now would be the perfect time….
Post-Literate Poetics And The Coming Epic
It’s been a busy three days. Political conventions, distractions of one sort or another, computer issues, etc. But you don’t want to hear about any of that. You came to read about the future of the epic. So let’s get on with it, shall we? The Epic Is Not Dead (Thanks Walt Whitman!) Epics are…
The Epic Future: 21st Century Narratives And Poetic History
I’m splitting this discussion of poetics into three blog posts. I like to make good on my promises so here’s the first part of my discussion on the future of the epic. I’ll start with its past. For the purpose of this discussion I’m breaking poetic history down into three periods: The pre-literate, the literate,…
The English Version Of “Vincent”
If you watched the video in the last post of Tim Burton’s Vincent and thought I’d gone loco en mi cabeza, you’re right. I mistakenly uploaded the Spanish version. Here it is in English. My apologies to both English and Spanish speakers for the confusion, but I’m sure it’s entertaining in either language.
Two Poetic Videos From Tim Burton
Did you know Tim Burton, the movie maker, was a poet? It’s true. He’s written a rather macabre and interesting bit of poetic stories called The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy: and Other Stories. I’m not going to lie to you and say these are great poems, but they will make you laugh. They bear…
The Lovesong Of J. Alfred Prufrock – The Video
If you like T.S. Eliot, you’ll love this video:
How Poets Innovate
Innovation is a poetic necessity. Poets who have stood the test of time were innovators within their schools, and many were innovators among the broader poetic community. From Homer, who took the poetic storytelling form from the oral tradition to the printed page, to New Formalism on the one end of the scale and Language…
Mad Hatters’ Review: Millennial Poetics In Action
I think I’ve found the epitome of the Millennial Poetics School that I’ve been talking about. The journal is Mad Hatters’ Review, and I highly recommend it. First, I like the name of this journal. It says something. This is a brand that can’t be matched. The Mad Hatter, of course, is an allusion to…
Horrible Saturday: The Emporium, Edgar Allan Poe, And Me
Well, I did it. Made the presentation. I’m always a little anxious about dealing with technology. I’m not the most technical-minded person in the world. I can figure it out if given the time, but I have to really sit and think on it. We played around with getting the S-Video to play from my…
