On his facebook page today, writer Dana Yost shared an interesting story from the Star Tribune, "Poetry in a Modern World," about three Minnesota poets and how they use media to enhance their work and reach new audiences.
The three featured poets are: Connie Wanek, one of my favorites (I'm reading her new book of poems On Speaking Terms), Todd Boss (I just bought a copy of his book of poems Yellowrocket to read this summer), and Ryan Vine, a poet who I am not yet familiar with but look forward to reading his work.
Read the article and check out some of the "motionpoems," a new genre. Billy Collins also has some great animated poems that you can find on YouTube.
So many ways to use different media to get people "hooked" into reading poetry. I like Todd's quote in the Trib article about why he has become involved in creating animated video for poems: "Poets have so little exposure for their work, and that's why they write: for an audience of listeners," said Boss. "We see film as a gateway drug for poetry."
The three featured poets are: Connie Wanek, one of my favorites (I'm reading her new book of poems On Speaking Terms), Todd Boss (I just bought a copy of his book of poems Yellowrocket to read this summer), and Ryan Vine, a poet who I am not yet familiar with but look forward to reading his work.
Read the article and check out some of the "motionpoems," a new genre. Billy Collins also has some great animated poems that you can find on YouTube.
So many ways to use different media to get people "hooked" into reading poetry. I like Todd's quote in the Trib article about why he has become involved in creating animated video for poems: "Poets have so little exposure for their work, and that's why they write: for an audience of listeners," said Boss. "We see film as a gateway drug for poetry."
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