video poems: xenolith & andromeda

Ever since the Spring 2019 Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets Conference when our keynote poet Heid E. Erdrich shared her video poems (despite the frustration of bad audio), the idea of learning how to add video to poems has been obsessing me. Here’s one of the poems Erdrich shared.

I researched possible platforms on and off since then. Finally, this past month I was in the headspace necessary to learn new technology — although I did close my computer in disgust a couple of times — only to return later calmer and more open to the process.

Here’s my first attempt. I experimented with one of my own poems, utilizing a combination of iphone and stock video.

Video poem from a series of dictionary poems called "Xenolith."

Here’s my next attempt with a poet friend’s poem featured in the latest issue of Bramble Literary Magazine. I very much enjoyed combining moving pictures and poetry together and will continue to experiment.

Video poem from Bramble Literary Magazine by Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets. Poem: Andromeda Poet: Annette Langlois Grunseth Issue: Bramble Fall 2019