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Video Poems: The Painter by Dobby Gibson

By L.L. Barkat 3 Comments

Best Video Poems Steamy Pot

Best video poems. “The Painter, ” by Dobby Gibson. A man finds he will create if he pays attention to life.

Filed Under: Attentiveness Poems, Blog, Poems, poetry, Video Poems, Videos, visual poetry

Video Poem: Mortal Ghazal

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

Ghazal Poetry Poems

Moving video poem: “Mortal Ghazal, ” by Luisa A. Igloria

Filed Under: Blog, Childhood Poems, Courage Poems, Friendship Poems, Ghazal Poems, Poems, poetry, Video Poems, Videos, visual poetry

Top Ten Poetry Videos

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

poetry videos

Poetry by its very nature is visual, its words alone enough to conjure vivid, lifelike images. Even so, we’ve rounded up ten great poetry videos.

Filed Under: Billy Collins, Blog, poetry, Rumi Poems, Video Poems, Videos, visual poetry

Poetry Video: Historical Fragment

By T.S. Poetry 1 Comment

poetry cards

A poetry video that will make you stop and watch. Mesmerizing, as the cards fly.

Filed Under: Attentiveness Poems, Video Poems, Videos, visual poetry

Baby Would You Marry Me Animation

By Sara Barkat 8 Comments

Baby Will You Marry Me poem song

“Under a stone lies a poem that you once wrote to me.” Beautiful animation.

Filed Under: Videos, visual poetry

You Put Poetry on the Map!

By L.L. Barkat 16 Comments

Poetry on the Map Truett

From the Arabian peninsula to Seattle, we put poetry on the map this National Poetry Month.

Filed Under: Blog, National Poetry Month, Poems, poetry, visual poetry

Textures, Details, Angles: Interview with Photographer Claire Burge

By Maureen Doallas 39 Comments

Maureen Doallas interviews photographer Claire Burge on the importance of visual observation and the way her photography helps her write in vivid detail.

Filed Under: Blog, Interview, Interviews, poetry, visual poetry

The Poetry of Injury: Inside Down Syndrome & Kimani

By T.S. Poetry 13 Comments

Kimani is a four-year-old girl with Down syndrome and a brain injury. She is visually impaired, wildly impulsive, and very cute. In this collection, she paints herself from the inside out.

Filed Under: Art, Art and Disabilities, Down syndrome, poetry, visual poetry

Video Poem: This is What Tomorrow Looks Like

By Will Willingham Leave a Comment

On a train from Sydney to Melbourne, four family members each write a short poem with the same title.

Filed Under: Poems, poetry, Videos, visual poetry

Image-ine: Jewel of Winter

By Maureen Doallas 24 Comments

Maureen Doallas and Kelly Sauer turn up a sweet, juicy bit of visual poetry together.

Filed Under: Image-ine, Poems, poetry, visual poetry

Image-ine: Defying The Queen With A Door

By Claire Haidar 9 Comments

I moved to Dublin instead and discovered not only blue doors, but purple doors, red doors, yellow doors, grey doors, orange doors, pink doors, green doors … you name it and I will hazard a guess that I could find you a door painted in that exact colour. –Claire Burge shares about her adventures behind closed, colourful doors

Filed Under: article, Blog, Dublin Doors, Image-ine, visual poetry

Image-ine: Red Shoes

By Maureen Doallas 18 Comments

A girl can dream of stepping out on the High Road, a flame in heels that’ll steel no beau’s heart. What laces each ankle in place she’ll turn to take his fancy and he, blood pressure rising, will let her lead and whirl. “Red Shoes, ” acrylic on board, by Nicola Slattery. Used with permission. […]

Filed Under: Blog, Image-ine, poetry, visual poetry

Hirshfield, Olson & Saunders: The Cloudy Vase

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Filed Under: Blog, poetry, visual poetry

Image-ine: Cerulean

By Michelle Rummel 19 Comments

  She Breathes Cerulean Aquarelle runs deep within the lines of her. She breathes cerulean. . . Floating transparent, in the tides of time.   “She Breathes Cerulean”, original watercolor and poem by Michelle “Shell” Rummel. © Shell Rummel, of Shell Artistree. Designs and collections: Shell Rummel Fine Art & Licensing.     ___________ Try […]

Filed Under: Image-ine, visual poetry

We’d Love it If You’d Appreciate Us

By L.L. Barkat Leave a Comment

Coming soon. An app where you can make a friend’s day, every day. Or make a statement to the world. With beautiful pictures and sweet words. Shipped via Facebook. And, right now, if you could appreciate our showcase on Behance, we’d be so… appreciative. Just click the blue Appreciate button to make our day 🙂

Filed Under: visual poetry, WordCandy

Image-ine: Walking Rain

By Maureen Doallas 20 Comments

Walking+Rain by Randall David Tipton

Walking Rain It has no legs but the rain is walking the space the White Cloud travels. Earth’s bronzed hard hand welcomes Neomonni’s turned-down lip. Where parched mountain mouths grow stiff with waiting, thirsty bones wrinkle, rattling the distant hills’ enchantment beyond the Trail of Tears.   “Walking Rain”, watermedia on paper by Randall David […]

Filed Under: Image-ine, visual poetry

Image-ine: Rally of Aqua

By Maureen Doallas 9 Comments

The scrape of palette knife an accident of memory…

Filed Under: Image-ine, visual poetry

Image-ine: The Meeting

By Claire Haidar 11 Comments

I want her in front of my lens I realise as we drive away. She is poetry in a body.

Filed Under: Blog, Image-ine, poetry, visual poetry

Image-ine: Lyrics

By Robin Maria Pedrero 9 Comments

Lyrics like lavender /lines lifting towards the sky/painting gives new heights

Filed Under: Image-ine, visual poetry

Image-ine: Child Poet

By Maureen Doallas 9 Comments

She grew up to be a poet…

Filed Under: Image-ine, poetry, visual poetry

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