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Animation: Light Headed
Published by Andy_DV on 2008/4/14 (263 reads)
Animation: Light Headed
Andy DeVries brings us a marvelous new animation that skillfully blends various mediums with thought-provoking results.
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Poem: Elegy After the Flood
Published by Jason M. Heim [jase] on 2008/4/2 (344 reads)
Poem: Elegy After the Flood
A powerful and heartbreaking poem, many thanks to Aichlee for sharing this moving piece that combines music and photography with an elegant reading.
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Poem: Lost Voice
Published by Jason M. Heim [jase] on 2008/2/6 (247 reads)
Poem: Lost Voice

Another piece from Tom Swindell's channel, a poem by Lawrence Hoo entitled "Lost Voice" that comes to life on screen with jarring imagery.

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Poem: Addiction
Published by Jason M. Heim [jase] on 2008/1/30 (260 reads)
Poem: Addiction

Director Tom Swindell brings us this video of a poem performed by David Homles and augmented by the guitar work of Algy Behrens.

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Poem: You See More On Foot
Published by Jason M. Heim [jase] on 2007/11/29 (379 reads)
Poem: You See More On Foot

Reposted by permission, another short poem found while browsing through YouTube for poetry set to animation. Quite enjoyable.

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Poem: A Little Atomic Bomb
Published by Jason M. Heim [jase] on 2007/9/15 (736 reads)
Poem: A Little Atomic Bomb

This animation of Charles Bukowski's poem, "A Little Atomic Bomb" is simply brilliant. Many thanks to the filmmaker for sharing this.

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Poem: Staring Contest
Published by Jason M. Heim [jase] on 2006/3/22 (5094 reads)
Poem: Staring Contest

Try not to blink!

The words of this poem become the "actors" that tell the story for this animation.

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