Spearheading the start of the autumn festivals, The International Video Poetry Festival in Athens goes live on the 11th and 12th September. Be ready for a beautifully crafted curation of video poems, video art and spoken word. The International Video Poetry Festival celebrates thirteen years of creative collaboration with more than 2000 artists from 85 […]
I have known the leading Australian poetry filmmaker Ian Gibbins for a number of years now, and marvelled at his skill as both an auteur poet and filmmaker, as well as his extraordinary evolution from an earlier life as a neuroscientist. However, unfortunately his work has become more and more prescient, timely and relevant. His […]
After a short break from Liberated Words, I find myself swept up in the poetic energy and dynamic narrative (on the page and in real life) of artist, performance poet, experimental filmmaker and senior lecturer at the University of the Arts, London – Lee Campbell. Besides a vast personal output (to be featured soon) Lee […]
If you are in Bristol this weekend LYRA poetry festival is closing on the 21st with lots still to come, such as TS Eliot prize-winning poets Joelle Taylor and Alice Oswald (in Oswald’s case supported by Caroline Bird and Rachel Long). And for poetry film lovers and those interested in the interaction between poetry and […]
Exhausted and inspired, I have just flown back from vibrant, warm and friendly Mexico City and FOTOGENIA festival 5 – an extraordinary collection of films from across the world, at seven locations, so ably co-ordinated and directed by Chris Patch / Mtro. Christian O. Pacheco-Cámara. The sites were: Centro Cultural Bella Epoch – Cine Lido; […]
[Notes by Sarah Tremlett on climate crisis and the aesthetics of climate change, including participant presentations from Csilla Toldy and Janet Lees (unable to attend), at MIX conference, The British Library, July 7th, 2023. Also featuring an in-depth conversation with climate activist, poet and extractive scientist John Bolland adding some vital context to the discussion. […]