Poets are getting more creative in how we promote ourselves. I’m glad to see it. I think this is going to be something we see more and more of in the future. Kate Greenstreet has moved us forward into the 21st century with this poetry video. I see these efforts only getting better:
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Yesterday, I posted a poem I wrote recently, a habit I don’t want to start, but I thought I’d share the video of me reading it today for the second Friday Video installment. The poem is titled “When I Come Home.” I hope you enjoy it.
I’m going to try something different. Starting today I’m going to upload a new video of me reading a poem every Friday. It won’t always be a poem I wrote. It may be a classic poem or just a poem I like. But I thought it would be a good way to preserve some of [...]
Over the years I’ve waffled on Bukowski. I liked him. Then I didn’t. Then I did. Then I didn’t. I could never put my finger on why I liked him. Nor could I put my finger on why I didn’t. I just knew that he was different and that was good. But there was always [...]
If you’re a fan of Edgar Allan Poe as I am then you might appreciate poetry videos based on his poems. I’ve uploaded four videos based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and derivative work by Alan Parsons Project, at World Class Poetry. Feel free to check them out.
If you were around in the [...]
George Carlin was one of the funniest comedians of his time. And he had a fabulous way with words. Enjoy this video from Mr. G.C. himself:
Yesterday I informed you of a few new videos at World Class Poetry. Today I’d like to announce the addition of four new Billy Collins videos.
If you’re a fan of former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins then you’ll like these videos. I’ve seen hundreds of poetry videos online and none come close to the quality [...]
I just recently made an update to World Class Poetry that is long overdue. Being a big fan of video as a means of promoting poetry, I decided to upgrade the poetry video pages and give each video its own unique web page. Currently, I have several poetry videos from three contemporary poets with more [...]
Regular readers of World Class Poetry Blog know I’m an advocate of using the latest technology to create and deliver poetry to the audience. A joint project between the Poetry Foundation and film students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee called Poetry Everywhere and funded in part by an award from the National Endowment for the [...]