{"id":2159,"date":"2012-09-04T11:58:04","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T19:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/onelife\/?p=2122"},"modified":"2012-09-04T11:58:04","modified_gmt":"2012-09-04T19:58:04","slug":"all-things-videopoetry-tis-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/?p=2159","title":{"rendered":"ALL THINGS VIDEOPOETRY-\u2018TIS THE SEASON!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Man, that was brutal! After much laborious and painstaking work previewing a record number of entries, I\u2019ve completed this year\u2019s Visible Verse Festival<\/a> program. I always worry I won\u2019t receive enough viable submissions. As I begin viewing must worry I have too many. As the program fills, I am forced to cut works I favour but that will not make the grade for various reasons. With only one night of screenings, length is always an issue and some poets don\u2019t know when to quit. Quit while you\u2019re ahead! They repeat themselves, each one of their brilliant ideas. Fortunately, the trend seems to be moving toward clarity and succinctness. My favorite videopoems are usually under five minutes. Short and sweet. Less is more.<\/p>\n

Then I must cull a plethora of experimental films. I like experimental film but it ain\u2019t what I\u2019m looking for, part of the criteria. Read the submission guidelines. Please. Don\u2019t waste your time, or mine. As for videopoetry, the level of sophistication has certainly risen, not surprisingly, considering the evolution of technology, the accessibility of poets to it. Heaps of nature themes. As J.D. Salinger said, \u201cPoets are always taking the weather so personally.\u201d And tons of death naturally. Are poets more aware of mortality? It\u2019s always a challenge to find enough humorous pieces of high quality to mix in with all the angst, death and despair, no matter how beautiful the execution. I\u2019ve noticed too that we poets favour time-lapse photography; rushing toward oblivion?<\/p>\n

My process; first I catalogue, then select, time each piece and program, each step time intensive, exacting. Wish I could screen it all. As populist as I am, I often feel pressured to include things that are popular<\/em> or hipster approved. I\u2019m no arbiter but know what I like, understand my audience. Some work gives me goosebumps but I must bear in mind that the fiddle doesn\u2019t affect everyone the way it affects me. I stage a mock screening in my office, windows draped. I am proud of my artists, selections. It\u2019s not all about production values. I can be be a sucker for eye candy, certainly, and slick production values might blow me away but as I said at the Pandora Awards Gala, it all comes down to voice. Claiming. Cultivating. Projecting. Voice in all its guises. As gratifying as it is to provide a venue, facilitate other artists, I enjoy the great privilege of working with vital visionaries, authentic and powerful voices.<\/p>\n

Ironically, I am finishing up this labour of love on Labour Day.<\/p>\n

So, here it be. Kudos and congratulations! You may find more information about tickets and such at Pacific Cinematheque’s website. <\/a><\/p>\n

VISIBLE VERSE 2012 PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n

–Profile <\/em>2012 <\/em> R.W. Perkins\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fort Collins, CO <\/em><\/p>\n

– The Lammas Hireling<\/em> 2010\u00a0 Paul Casey. Ian Duhig poem \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cork, Ireland<\/p>\n

–Whoever You Are <\/em>2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Machine Libertine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. Petersburg, Russia<\/p>\n

–Song for Elliott Jacques<\/em> 2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tommy Becker\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

– Portrait of a Listener <\/em> 2012\u00a0 Sonority Turner\u00a0 London, UK<\/p>\n

–Sky Canoe<\/em> 2012 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Al Rempel, Phil Morrison, Steph St. Laurent, Jeremy Stewart \u00a0 \u00a0Prince George, BC<\/p>\n

–Road Not Taken \u00a0 \u00a0 2012 <\/em>Swoon Bildo\/Robert Frost poem \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Mechelen, Belgium<\/p>\n

– <\/em><\/strong>Inverting the Deer<\/em> 2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gary Barwin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hamiliton, Ontario\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

– Inner Shrine<\/em> 2011 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jing Zhou\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ocean, NJ<\/p>\n

–Cioran \u00a0 \u00a0 2012 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 S<\/em>woon Bildos \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mechelen, Belgium<\/p>\n

– Right Side Up<\/em> 2012\u00a0\u00a0 Ian Keteku\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toronto, ON<\/p>\n

– Song for Disobedient Youth<\/em> 2011\u00a0\u00a0 Tommy Becker\u00a0\u00a0 San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

– Mr. Lucky\u2019s Jackpot<\/em> <\/em>2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Martha Mccollough\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston, MA<\/p>\n

–Speleology<\/em> 2011 \u00a0 Duriel Harris\/Scott Rankin \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Chicago, IL<\/p>\n

–Dear Pluto<\/em> 2012 \u00a0 \u00a0Joanna Priestly\/Taylor Mali\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Portland, OR<\/p>\n

INTERMISSION<\/strong><\/p>\n

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-Just Don\u2019t Not Do it <\/em>2011 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Machine Libertine\/John Giorno \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. Petersburg, Russia<\/p>\n

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– Flowers <\/em> 2011 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Tim Cumming\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sydney, Australia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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– The Junicho Video Renku Series-#2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2011 <\/em>Eve Luckring \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

–<\/em> Make Me A Doorway<\/em> 2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Russell Brooks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

– First Death in Nova Scotia<\/em> 2012 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John D. Scott\/Elizabeth Bishop\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ithaca, NY<\/p>\n

– Norandgsdalen \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02010 <\/em> Kristian Pedersen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oslo, Norway<\/p>\n

–Whore In The Eddy<\/em> 2012 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Visible Verse Productions\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vancouver, BC<\/p>\n

– Saltwater<\/em> 2011\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Glenn-emlyn Richards\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Normandy, France<\/p>\n

–Viva Zombatista \u00a0 \u00a02010<\/em> Kristian Pedersen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oslo, Norway<\/p>\n

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–Everywhere and Inside \u00a0 \u00a02008 <\/em>Mia Degner \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Copenhagen, Denmark<\/p>\n

–Bonfire <\/em>2011\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Mark Patterson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vancouver, BC<\/p>\n

Everybody<\/em> 2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dennis E. Bolen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vancouver, BC<\/p>\n

–Pez<\/em> Eduardo Romaguera, \u00a0Spain- selection from VideoBardo Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/p>\n

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– little black strap <\/em>2012 \u00a0 \u00a0 Pam Bentley\/George Bowering \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Vancouver, BC<\/p>\n

-Stazen Of The Lost <\/em>2012 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phillip A Jagger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Edmonton, AB<\/p>\n

–Omelet<\/em> 2012 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Fiona Tinwei Lam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vancouver, BC<\/p>\n

–Seldomly Transgender Anymore \u00a0 \u00a0 2011<\/em> Josie Boyce (nee Joe Boyce Burgess)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vancouver, BC<\/p>\n

–Terrorsounds<\/em> Jakob Kirchheim & Teresa Delgado-Germany, selection from VideoBardo Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/p>\n

–Evolution of Love<\/em> 2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeremy Loveday\/Elliott Hearte\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Victoria, BC<\/p>\n

–Colours of Bullshit<\/em> 2000 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Robert Priest\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toronto, ON<\/p>\n

– Chanson d\u2019automme <\/em>2011 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Rachel Laine\/ Paul Verlaine poem\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vancouver, BC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

– My Daddy Loves Me <\/em>2012 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Habib Asfar\/Julien Phillipe\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Islamabad, Pakistan<\/p>\n

– Odds and Ends <\/em>2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Swoon Bildos\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mechelen, Belgium<\/p>\n

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1 Man, that was brutal! After much laborious and painstaking work previewing a record number of entries, I\u2019ve completed this year\u2019s Visible Verse Festival program. I always worry I won\u2019t receive enough viable submissions. As I begin viewing must worry I have too many. As the program fills, I am forced to cut works I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2159"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2159\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}