Poetry Projector 6

This week's poetry projector is a bit different: an E.E. Cummings poem recited from memory by Christopher Curran Hanson. He didn't say what the title is and I am not going to look. It was an enjoyable moment.

Bonus: A composition by Chris:




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Poetry Projector 5

This week's poetry projection is from Ben Mirov's Ghost Machine, picked by Michael Burkard for the 2009 Caketrain Chapbook Competition. Either Ben or a ghost of Ben is poetry editor for LIT Magazine. Other ghosts of Ben might have published several books and chapbooks. Sometimes ghosts appear in his ghost catcher.
Ghost Machine is on backorder here. Enjoy.

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Poetry Projector 4

Emily Kendal Frey lives in Portland, OR, where she teaches at PCC. She carries a big wit. Her first book, The Grief Performance, won the 2010 Cleveland State University Poetry Center First Book Prize. It was chosen by Rae Armantrout, who states in her blurb: "See, everything you know is wrong," which just seems so right. You can purchase the book here
(note this is part one of a long poem. I have yet not found a suitable setting for part two)

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Poetry Projector 3

Joe Hall lives in the D.C. area, where he helps lead the search at the Cheryl's Gone reading series. His first book, Pigafetta Is My Wife, as well as his second, Devotional Poems (forthcoming), are from Black Ocean, a press I like to spoon. Enjoy.

Poetry Projector 2

This week's Poetry Projector features Jocelyn Casey-Whiteman, who lives in NYC, teaches Yoga, (hopefully still) dances, and supports great events like the CUNY Chapbook festival. Her chapbook, Lure, was selected by Arthur Sze as a winner of the 2009 PSA chapbook fellowship contest. There are still copies available. You can buy the whole 2009 series for $30 here.
Enjoy.

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Poem Projector 1

I'm introducing a new semi-weekly series I like to call Poetry Projector. Comprised of a single continuous shot, poem projector couples a poem with visual composition in an attempt to complicate and/or augment the reception of both. Simply put, P.P. is my reading of a young poets work while maintaining a composition. These are not perfect, and should not be viewed as authoritative by any means, but hopefully they will be enjoyed.

The first poem is by Chris Tonelli, who's first book is The Trees Around, by Birds, LLC. Chris teaches at NC State and operates the So and So reading series in Raleigh.

If you have any suggestions/requests, let me know. Enjoy!

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