These are wonderful!! I agree that more people would enjoy poetry if presented in ways they may not expect- a Newspaper? A Sunday Magazine? A Magazine??
It seems they are often hidden as if Real Men do not read poetry 💪🏼 - I call BULLSHIT!!
Bald eagles are beautiful and majestic birds. We occasionally see a few near my Dad's house in rural eastern Utah. I always take a few minutes to stop and watch them.
The accompanying eagle sounds were so wonderful! The pairing was even more impactful than I expected.
“I have a, perhaps delusional, conviction that many more people would love poetry if only it were presented in an accessible way, something far removed from the way poetry is usually taught in schools.” I agree (perhaps also delusionally🤣)
I can't even remember how poetry was taught in school. Maybe I was absent that day. I wonder if kids would like to have poetry presented by local poets in slams, using both original poems and the classic stuff? Allow kids to explore? I don't know. Slams are really energetic and alive ... like kids.
These are all great.... and I really love hearing the bird sounds in the background of the short video. It is often so surprising what some of these inspiring birds sound like. It used to take me a second to realize that the "catlikew mewling" I was hearing was a hawk!
I really love these Jason. The art is excellent and each one of those haiku is sublime. My favourite is the juvenile eagle.
You made a video!
Fabulous reading and art to go with the poetry.
Eagles feathers fly
Down the River
Salmon go upstream
Roe soon sent
Down the River
Fulfills the plan
Meant to be.
Love these!
A noble effort to make powerful poetry accessible to all.
These are so good Jason! The voiceover and eagle calls are wonderful!
These are wonderful!! I agree that more people would enjoy poetry if presented in ways they may not expect- a Newspaper? A Sunday Magazine? A Magazine??
It seems they are often hidden as if Real Men do not read poetry 💪🏼 - I call BULLSHIT!!
Only REAL MEN Enjoy, read, and Quote Poetry!!
I like all of these, Jason, but I think I’m with April if I had to pick a favorite!
Bald eagles are beautiful and majestic birds. We occasionally see a few near my Dad's house in rural eastern Utah. I always take a few minutes to stop and watch them.
A great weird video, no great surprise that a Weirdo haiku comic strip weirdly makes an appearance. That Chris Cuomo segment!
I love the video. (And don't get me started on how K-12 teaches children to hate poetry.)
The accompanying eagle sounds were so wonderful! The pairing was even more impactful than I expected.
“I have a, perhaps delusional, conviction that many more people would love poetry if only it were presented in an accessible way, something far removed from the way poetry is usually taught in schools.” I agree (perhaps also delusionally🤣)
I can't even remember how poetry was taught in school. Maybe I was absent that day. I wonder if kids would like to have poetry presented by local poets in slams, using both original poems and the classic stuff? Allow kids to explore? I don't know. Slams are really energetic and alive ... like kids.
These are all great.... and I really love hearing the bird sounds in the background of the short video. It is often so surprising what some of these inspiring birds sound like. It used to take me a second to realize that the "catlikew mewling" I was hearing was a hawk!