Really looking forward to The Scottish Centre for Geopoetics Conference June 14-16th at Wiston Lodge in Biggar, Scotland. Beautiful wooded location, much music, poetry (come and see Helen Moore), and deep connection with the landscape. I will be premiering an excerpt ‘Paper River’ from my ancestral poetry film novel project Tree, created from 25 years […]
See the latest edition of Lapidus Journal for some valuable insights, including Janet Lees’ informative article on poetry film and wellbeing. Thanks also Janet for selecting Butterflies Haven workshop with Helen Moore and Howard Vause. A great team to inspire anyone.
Looking forward to seeing all the presentations and workshops at the Saboteur Awards Festival on May 18th, and taking part in a panel discussion on collaboration and The Book of Hours https://thebookofhours.org/ with poet Lucy English and Helen Dewbery of Poetry Film Live and Elephant’s Footprint. We aim to discuss the collaborative process and share […]
UPROOTED NEW DATE! LYRA, Bristol Poetry Festival The main auditorium, Arnolfini Art Gallery, Bristol Saturday 13th April, 7 p.m. Rescheduled due to technical issues, the good news is that we are now screening in the evening on Saturday 13th April in the main auditorium. So come along! Spoken word poet and LYRA Poetry Festival co-director […]
Spring is not far off and Newlyn Film Festival 2019 (5th-7th April) is beckoning for its second year. I am very pleased to say that Lucy and I have been invited to judge the poetry film strand again – and we are looking out for your inspiring entries.
Since beginning as a poetry film festival curator in 2012, and having the dubious task of dividing films neatly into themes, there has been a recurring thought gathering in my mind. What about the poetry films and video poems that are so deeply personal, so profound, that they seem to transcend all categorisation? The videopoem, […]