Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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"Nothing is so beautiful as a poem / except maybe a nightingale, / thinks the poet writing about death..." A poem from Kim Addonizio's collection My Black Angel: Blues Poems and Portraits (Stephen F. Austin University Press, 2014) is brought to life in this Motionpoems film by Thomas Bryan Michurski.
Tags: 2014 | short film | Motionpoems | Kim Addonizio | My Black Angel | Stephen F. Austin University Press | Poetry -
"Blind Willie Johnson could coax / music from a single string. God plucked a rib / and found a woman." Kim Addonizio's poem "Cigar Box Banjo" is adapted by Danny Madden for this installment from Motionpoems.
Tags: short film | Motionpoems | Kim Addonizio | Poetry
