Happy Monday, friends. ☺
On Friday I mentioned that I thought my weekend would be busy, and I was definitely right! I missed my Saturday and Sunday posts because of it, and I'm glad to be back today. I hope you all had a great weekend.
Today I'd like to highlight one of my favorite poets, former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins. Like my all-time favorite poet Ted Kooser, Collins writes about everyday life in a very conversational and accessible way. Bruce Weber of The New York Times once called him "the most popular poet in America."
I began reading Collins' poetry a couple of years ago, and during my research, I learned that several artists have worked to create animated videos of some of his poems, bringing them to life even more vividly than the poet's words alone. I'd like to share one of those short videos with you today. I hope you enjoy it.
(Animated by Julian Grey of Head Gear Animation. You can find the poem here.)
Wishing you all a fantastic Monday. ☺
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Bringing words to life
Today is the last day of May and therefore the final day of the Blog Me MAYbe blogfest. I admit I'm a little sad; I've had a great time writing these posts. Still, this morning I'm excited to introduce you to a man who, along with Ted Kooser, has had a great deal of influence on my writing: May I tell you something about Billy Collins?
"Now and Then" -- read by Billy Collins and animated by Eun-ha Paek of Milky Elephant:
"The Country" -- read by Billy Collins and animated by Brady Baltezor of Radium:
"The Dead" -- read by Billy Collins and animated by Juan Delcan of Spontaneous:
"Forgetfulness" -- read by Billy Collins and animated by Julian Grey of Headgear:
(You can find more of Collins' animated poems on YouTube.)
Do you have a favorite poet or poem? What do you think of animated poetry?
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Photo credit:
Billy Collins. Photo by Marcelo Noah (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10381539@N03/3397761317/) [CC By 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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| Billy Collins at D.G. Wills Books, La Jolla, San Diego. Photo by Marcelo Noah. |
Collins is an American poet who served two terms as the U.S. Poet Laureate (2001-2003). He writes about everyday, ordinary aspects of life in a very conversational and accessible way, and Bruce Weber of The New York Times once called him "the most popular poet in America."
I began reading Collins' poetry about a year ago, and during my research, I learned that several artists have worked to create animated videos of some of his poems, bringing them to life even more vividly than the poet's words alone. I'd like to share a few of these short videos with you today. I hope you enjoy them.
I began reading Collins' poetry about a year ago, and during my research, I learned that several artists have worked to create animated videos of some of his poems, bringing them to life even more vividly than the poet's words alone. I'd like to share a few of these short videos with you today. I hope you enjoy them.
"Now and Then" -- read by Billy Collins and animated by Eun-ha Paek of Milky Elephant:
"The Country" -- read by Billy Collins and animated by Brady Baltezor of Radium:
"The Dead" -- read by Billy Collins and animated by Juan Delcan of Spontaneous:
"Forgetfulness" -- read by Billy Collins and animated by Julian Grey of Headgear:
(You can find more of Collins' animated poems on YouTube.)
Do you have a favorite poet or poem? What do you think of animated poetry?
* * * * *
Photo credit:
Billy Collins. Photo by Marcelo Noah (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10381539@N03/3397761317/) [CC By 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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