Our recent film-poem collaboration “One Stop” was nominated for best music/sound at Liberated Words III in Bristol, where it premiered. The original soundtrack was composed and performed by Valerie Kampmeier. The film commemorates the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. One Stop Do you remember beach-combing for three-oh-three shells, our little Easter-egg hunt for …
Aerial Manoeuvres In dreams, I am convinced I have always been able to fly– the updraft from the cliff will catch me like my mother when I launched from the stairs on a bird-brained impulse, avian memory, invincible faith. Airline rituals reassure me– the act is routine ad tedium– tyres drift up off the tarmac, …
Much of my adult life is spent improving productivity–both as a knowledge worker and as a poet. However play–inherently non-productive activity–is also incredibly important to me to remain fresh and creative. Plus, it’s fun. For as long as I can remember LEGO® bricks have been one of my favourite playthings. Being near to Christmas time, …
I just finished “hanging out” with Jane Hirshfield, George Szirtes, and about a hundred new poetry-loving friends. As part of the Transatlantic Poetry on Air reading series, George and Jane were able to join me from their homes, read some of their newer work, and answer questions from viewers–all online, using their laptops and a …
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I had a tremendous time at the Filmpoem Festival in Dunbar, Scotland and wrote a bit about this groundbreaking event for Huffington Post. In the article, I also give a sample of some of the outstanding films that screened during the festival. Hats off to Alastair Cook for making this such a memorable and momentous …
As I mentioned earlier, I have been organising poetry readings for the poets included in the British poetry special feature I edited for Silk Road Review 10. The twist is that both of these readings will be conducted virtually and available globally, using Google+ Hangouts on Air. The dusts has settled, the dates (and stars) …
