Visual poetry: 'This is just to say'
This month, the United States celebrates National Poetry Month, a national celebration of the rhythmic word. In honor of this glorious occasion, Voices will present some fresh takes on the art form.
Journalist and videographer Lam Thuy Vo describes the project:
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“This film is a visual interpretation of William Carlos Williams’ poem ‘This is just to say.’ It was shot on a cloudy Hong Kong morning and edited on the hot afternoon that followed right after. It interprets what has become a favorite poem of mine using scenes from my neighborhood and my apartment.”I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
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