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Anatomy

by on May 25, 2017

(Watch Marie Craven’s video “Anatomy” on Vimeo)

Editor’s note: Poem by Dave Bonta can be read at Via Negativa. Full credits at Vimeo.

 

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Marie Craven (Queensland, Australia) assembles short videos from poetry, music, voice, stills and moving images by various artists around the world. Created via the internet, the pieces are collaborative in a way that belongs to the 21st century, with open licensing and social networking key to the process. In 2016 her video ‘Dictionary Illustrations’ was awarded best film at the Ó Bhéal Poetry-Film Competition in Ireland. To see more: vimeo.com/mariecraven

Enchant(ed)

by on May 10, 2017

(Watch Misha Penton’s video “Enchant(ed)” on Vimeo)

 

Artist’s statement: Enchant(ed): an experimental poetry / vocal film, created on a stunning Colorado backroad in the deep winter. The work is a meditation on discovering the unexpected and uncanny, and explores one word, “enchant/ed.”

 

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Misha Penton is a new music vocal artist, performance creator, and writer. She composes experimental vocal pieces, sings new music and new opera, and invents and performs new solo and collaborative works. Her projects blossom in many forms: live performance, audio projects, video works, and site specific / installation performances. mishapenton.com

Song for Awe & Dread

by on May 4, 2017

(Watch Tommy Becker‘s video “Song for Awe & Dread” on Vimeo)

 

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Tommy Becker is a poet trapped in a camcorder. He’s screened work at Zebra Poetry Film Festival and Visible Verse Film Festival among other national and international film festivals. He writes the poetry, records the video, writes the music and does all the editing to create short music video poems. It’s a DIY process at tommybecker.com.

Landmine in a Field of Flowers

by on Apr 27, 2017

(Watch Matt Mullins’ video “Landmine in a Field of Flowers” on Vimeo)

 

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Matt Mullins writes and makes videopoems, music, and digital/interactive literature. His work has screened at various festivals in the United States and throughout the world including Visible Verse, Zebra, Videobardo, Liberated Words, Rabbit Heart, and Co-Kisser. He has published poetry and fiction in numerous print and online journals, and is the author of the short story collection Three Ways of the Saw (Atticus Books). You can engage his interactive/digital literary interfaces at lit-digital.com.

Have Made It

by , on Feb 24, 2017

(Watch Matt Dennison & Michael Dickes’s video of “Have Made It” on YouTube)

 

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After a rather extended and varied second childhood in New Orleans, Matt Dennison’s work has appeared in Rattle, Bayou Magazine, Redivider, Natural Bridge, The Spoon River Poetry Review and Cider Press Review, among others. He has also made videos with poetry videographers Michael Dickes, Swoon, and Marie Craven.

Michael Dickes has conceived, filmed, edited, and produced a variety of video and audio vignettes that feature his own short stories and poems, as well as producing pieces for hire in the U.S. and Europe. Most recently, two of his short prose films were featured at the International Film Festival in Athens, Greece. See more at: michaeldickes.weebly.com

Poem for Rent

by on Feb 15, 2017

(Watch Marie Craven’s video “Poem for Rent” on Vimeo)

Editor’s note: Poem by Kim Mannix can be read at her site Makes/Me/So/Digress. Full credits at Vimeo.

 

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Marie Craven is a media maker and musician from the Gold Coast, Australia. She has been engaged in online collaboration since 2007 and has contributed to works with artists in many different parts of the world. Website: pixieguts.com

Sometimes the Water

by on Jan 24, 2017

(Watch Marie Craven’s video “Sometimes the Water” on Vimeo)

Editor’s note: Poem by Kallie Falandays was at the Poetry Storehouse but is no longer available to read online. Full credits at Vimeo.

 

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Marie Craven is a media maker and musician from the Gold Coast, Australia. She has been engaged in online collaboration since 2007 and has contributed to works with artists in many different parts of the world. Website: pixieguts.com

One Dream Opening into Many

by on Nov 3, 2016

(Watch Marie Craven’s video “One Dream Opening into Many” on Vimeo)

Editor’s note: the text of the Kallie Falandays poem “One Dream Opening into Many” and her bio can be read at likewise folio. Full credits at Vimeo. Additionally, this video was selected for international poetry film competition, Festival Silencio 2016, Portugal and was an Official selection, O’Bheal Poetry Film Festival 2016, Ireland.

 

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Marie Craven is a media maker and musician from the Gold Coast, Australia. She has been engaged in online collaboration since 2007 and has contributed to works with artists in many different parts of the world. Website: pixieguts.com

from Orchards

by on Aug 22, 2016

(Watch Marilyn McCabe’s video “from Orchards” on Vimeo)

 

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Marilyn McCabe’s new book of poems, Glass Factory, was published by The Word Works in Spring 2016. Her poem “On Hearing the Call to Prayer Over the Marcellus Shale on Easter Morning” was awarded A Room of Her Own Foundation’s Orlando Prize. Her book of poetry Perpetual Motion was published by The Word Works in 2012 as the winner of the Hilary Tham Capitol Collection contest. She blogs about writing and reading at marilynonaroll.wordpress.com.

Only the Lonely

by on Aug 16, 2016

(Watch Marie Craven’s video “Only the Lonely” on Vimeo)

Editor’s note: the text of the Neil Flatman poem “Only the Lonely” and his bio can be read at The Poetry Storehouse. Full credits at Vimeo.

 

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Marie Craven is a media maker and musician from the Gold Coast, Australia. She has been engaged in online collaboration since 2007 and has contributed to works with artists in many different parts of the world. Website: pixieguts.com