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Art + Mediin

ART + MEDICINE

Morning Walk | Poem by Joyce Sutphen | Film by Zack Grant

Morning Walk | Poem by Joyce Sutphen | Film by Zack Grant

To be of use | Poem by Marge Piercy | Film by Tamika Miller

To be of use | Poem by Marge Piercy | Film by Tamika Miller

On Lockdown | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Calum Macdiarmid

On Lockdown | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Calum Macdiarmid

MOTIONPOEMS EU

Motionpoems UK
Hothouse 2019
The Monument | Poem by Hieu Minh Nguyen | Film by Ryan Stopera

The Monument | Poem by Hieu Minh Nguyen | Film by Ryan Stopera

Season 9
The posh mums are boxing in the square | Poem by Wayne Holloway-Smith | Film by Helmie Still

The posh mums are boxing in the square | Poem by Wayne Holloway-Smith | Film by Helmie Still

The Opened Field | Poem by Dom Bury | Film by Helmie Stil | Poem by Dom Bury | Video by Helmie Stil

The Opened Field | Poem by Dom Bury | Film by Helmie Stil | Poem by Dom Bury | Video by Helmie Stil

Do not indulge indigo | Poem by Katie Griffith | Film by James W. Norton

Do not indulge indigo | Poem by Katie Griffith | Film by James W. Norton

Polite Safety Notice | Poem by Mark Fiddes | Film by Aindri C

Polite Safety Notice | Poem by Mark Fiddes | Film by Aindri C

HOTHOUSE 2019

SEASON 9

The Ayes Have It | Poem by Tiana Clark | Film by Savanah Leaf

The Ayes Have It | Poem by Tiana Clark | Film by Savanah Leaf

Every Day | Poem by Robin Coste Lewis | Film by Ryan Simon

Every Day | Poem by Robin Coste Lewis | Film by Ryan Simon

American Arithmetic | Poem by Natalie Diaz | Film by Mohammed Hammad

American Arithmetic | Poem by Natalie Diaz | Film by Mohammed Hammad

Cell Watch_Strip Cell | Poem by Susannah Nevison | Film by Jane Morledge

Cell Watch_Strip Cell | Poem by Susannah Nevison | Film by Jane Morledge

War Poem | Poem by Nomi Stone | Film by Ty Richardson

War Poem | Poem by Nomi Stone | Film by Ty Richardson

Cranes, Mafiosos and a Polaroid Camera | Poem by Natalie Diaz | Film by Tash Tung

Cranes, Mafiosos and a Polaroid Camera | Poem by Natalie Diaz | Film by Tash Tung

Song of the Mutant Super Boars | Poem by Lee Ann Roripaugh | Film by Monty Marsh

Song of the Mutant Super Boars | Poem by Lee Ann Roripaugh | Film by Monty Marsh

Boy Saint | Poem by Peter LaBerge | Film by Tom Speers

Boy Saint | Poem by Peter LaBerge | Film by Tom Speers

Good Bones | Poem by Maggie Smith | Film by Anais La Rocca

Good Bones | Poem by Maggie Smith | Film by Anais La Rocca

I Come from the Fire City | Poem by Eve L. Ewing | Film by Daniel Daly

I Come from the Fire City | Poem by Eve L. Ewing | Film by Daniel Daly

Small Shoes | Poem by Maggie Smith | Film by Kate Dolan

Small Shoes | Poem by Maggie Smith | Film by Kate Dolan

A Household God | Poem by C. Russell Price | Film by Sean Donnelly

A Household God | Poem by C. Russell Price | Film by Sean Donnelly

The Opened Field | Poem by Dom Bury | Film by Helmie Stil

The Opened Field | Poem by Dom Bury | Film by Helmie Stil

Upon reading that Andromeda will one day devour Triangulum and come for us next | Poem by Brian Spears | Video by Ged Murray

Upon reading that Andromeda will one day devour Triangulum and come for us next | Poem by Brian Spears | Video by Ged Murray

Say Grace | Poem by Emily Jungmin Yoon | Video by Richelle Chen

Say Grace | Poem by Emily Jungmin Yoon | Video by Richelle Chen

Fable | Film by Zanete Skarule | Poetry by Jackson Hobert

Fable | Film by Zanete Skarule | Poetry by Jackson Hobert

South County | Poem by Meghann Plunkett | Film by Kenneth Kegley

South County | Poem by Meghann Plunkett | Film by Kenneth Kegley

Where the Wild Things Go | Poem by D. Gilson | Film by Fergal Costello

Where the Wild Things Go | Poem by D. Gilson | Film by Fergal Costello

Breanna | Poem by Lyrik Courtney | Film by Najeeb Tarazi

Breanna | Poem by Lyrik Courtney | Film by Najeeb Tarazi

My English Victorian Dating Troubles | Poem by Analicia Sotelo | Video by Maeyen Bassey

My English Victorian Dating Troubles | Poem by Analicia Sotelo | Video by Maeyen Bassey

The Transformation | Poem by Emily Jungmin Yoon | Film by Malin Sandberg

The Transformation | Poem by Emily Jungmin Yoon | Film by Malin Sandberg

Season 8

SEASON 8: DEAR MR. PRESIDENT

Spoken Word

SPOKEN WORD

Season 7

SEASON 7

PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAVE CANEM: A HOME FOR BLACK POETRY,

THIS SEASON FEATURES BLACK POETS.

How Do You Raise A Black Child? | Poem by Cortney Lamar Charleston | Film by Seyi Peter Thomas of Station Film

How Do You Raise A Black Child? | Poem by Cortney Lamar Charleston | Film by Seyi Peter Thomas of Station Film

Things I Carry Into the World | Poem by Cynthia Manick | Film by Pat Heywood & Jamil McGinnis

Things I Carry Into the World | Poem by Cynthia Manick | Film by Pat Heywood & Jamil McGinnis

The Robots Are Coming | Poem by Kyle G. Dargan | Film by Julia Iverson

The Robots Are Coming | Poem by Kyle G. Dargan | Film by Julia Iverson

From 35,000 Feet / Praise Aviophobia | Poem by Geffrey Davis | Film by Chad Howitt

From 35,000 Feet / Praise Aviophobia | Poem by Geffrey Davis | Film by Chad Howitt

The Tao of the Black Plastic Comb | Poem by Glenis Redmond | Film by Irving Hillman

The Tao of the Black Plastic Comb | Poem by Glenis Redmond | Film by Irving Hillman

Tryouts | Poem by Gary Jackson | Film by Victor Newman

Tryouts | Poem by Gary Jackson | Film by Victor Newman

application for the position of abdelhalim hafez's girl | Poem by Safia Elhillo | Film by Donna Lamar

application for the position of abdelhalim hafez's girl | Poem by Safia Elhillo | Film by Donna Lamar

The Blue Black Wet of Wood | Poem by Carmen Gillespie | Film by Malik Vitthal

The Blue Black Wet of Wood | Poem by Carmen Gillespie | Film by Malik Vitthal

A Sonnet after Chopin's Requiem | Poem by Monique Adelle | Film by Timber

A Sonnet after Chopin's Requiem | Poem by Monique Adelle | Film by Timber

Asterism | Poem by Keith Wilson | Film by Cris Thorne

Asterism | Poem by Keith Wilson | Film by Cris Thorne

The Behest of a Fading Diva | Poem by Qiana Towns | Film by Casey Stein

The Behest of a Fading Diva | Poem by Qiana Towns | Film by Casey Stein

SPECIAL PROJECTS
FILMS THAT DEFY CATEGORIZATION

Special Projects
Steel & Air | Poem by John Ashbery | Film by Chris & Nick Libbey

Steel & Air | Poem by John Ashbery | Film by Chris & Nick Libbey

The Pocketeer | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Jimmy Gildea & Elizabeth Turner

The Pocketeer | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Jimmy Gildea & Elizabeth Turner

MOTIONPOEMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POETRY FOUNDATION,
THIS SEASON FEATURES POETRY FOR CHILDREN and YOUNG ADULTS.

Motionpoems for Young People
Choices | Poem by Tess Gallagher | Film by USC

Choices | Poem by Tess Gallagher | Film by USC

Famous | Poem by Naomi Shihab Nye | Film by Anthony Frattolillo

Famous | Poem by Naomi Shihab Nye | Film by Anthony Frattolillo

I Am Offering This Poem | Poem by Jimmy Santiago Baca | Film by Frost

I Am Offering This Poem | Poem by Jimmy Santiago Baca | Film by Frost

Monsters | Poem by Dorothea Lasky | Film by Method

Monsters | Poem by Dorothea Lasky | Film by Method

Poorly Dressed | Poem by Bruce Lansky | Film by USC

Poorly Dressed | Poem by Bruce Lansky | Film by USC

There Are Birds Here | Poem by Jamaal May | Film by USC

There Are Birds Here | Poem by Jamaal May | Film by USC

To Catch a Fish | Poem by Eloise Greenwood | Film by The Wilderness

To Catch a Fish | Poem by Eloise Greenwood | Film by The Wilderness

Wayne the Stegosaurus | Poem by Kenn Nesbitt | Film by Aran Quinn & Jeffrey Dates (The Mill)

Wayne the Stegosaurus | Poem by Kenn Nesbitt | Film by Aran Quinn & Jeffrey Dates (The Mill)

Weighing In | Poem by Rhina P. Espaillat | Film by MPC

Weighing In | Poem by Rhina P. Espaillat | Film by MPC

SEASON 6

PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VIDA: WOMEN IN LITERARY ARTS,

THIS SEASON FEATURES A LINEUP OF ALL-FEMALE POETS.

Season 6
A Day at the Mall Reminds Me of America | Poem by Sarah Blake | Film by Ayse Altinok

A Day at the Mall Reminds Me of America | Poem by Sarah Blake | Film by Ayse Altinok

How Not to Need Resurrection | Poem by Michalle Gould | Film by Diego V. Lozano & Statten Roeg

How Not to Need Resurrection | Poem by Michalle Gould | Film by Diego V. Lozano & Statten Roeg

The Mother Warns the Tornado | Poem by Catherine Pierce | Film by Isaac Ravishanara

The Mother Warns the Tornado | Poem by Catherine Pierce | Film by Isaac Ravishanara

Once | Poem by Meghan O'Rourke | Film by Angela & Ithyle

Once | Poem by Meghan O'Rourke | Film by Angela & Ithyle

Crows, Reckoning | Poem by Jessica Goodfellow | Film by Commandr

Crows, Reckoning | Poem by Jessica Goodfellow | Film by Commandr

Undersong | Poem by Stacey Lynn Brown | Film by Matt Smithson

Undersong | Poem by Stacey Lynn Brown | Film by Matt Smithson

Creased Map of the Underworld | Poem by Kim Addonizio | Film by Thomas Bryan Michurski

Creased Map of the Underworld | Poem by Kim Addonizio | Film by Thomas Bryan Michurski

Falling Lessons: Erasure One | Poem by Beth Copeland | Film by Anh Vu

Falling Lessons: Erasure One | Poem by Beth Copeland | Film by Anh Vu

Triolet for Laika, First Dog in Space | Poem by Ann Eichler Kolakowski | Film by Emory Allen

Triolet for Laika, First Dog in Space | Poem by Ann Eichler Kolakowski | Film by Emory Allen

Cigar Box Banjo | Poem by Kim Addonizio | Film by Danny Madden

Cigar Box Banjo | Poem by Kim Addonizio | Film by Danny Madden

I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast | Poem by Melissa Studdard | Film by Dan Sickles

I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast | Poem by Melissa Studdard | Film by Dan Sickles

I'm Over the Moon | Poem by Brenda Shaughnessy | Film by Jessica Hundley

I'm Over the Moon | Poem by Brenda Shaughnessy | Film by Jessica Hundley

At Thirty | Poem by Paula Bohince | Film by Thibault Debaveye

At Thirty | Poem by Paula Bohince | Film by Thibault Debaveye

The Long Deployment | Poem by Jehanne Dubrow | Film by Nicole McDonald

The Long Deployment | Poem by Jehanne Dubrow | Film by Nicole McDonald

SEASON 5

CO-PRODUCED WITH BEST AMERICAN POETRY

Season 5
Postcard to My Third Crush Today | Poem by Sean Hill | Film by Sam Hoolihan

Postcard to My Third Crush Today | Poem by Sean Hill | Film by Sam Hoolihan

Jung / Malena / Darwin | Poem by Albert Goldbarth | Film by Chris Jopp

Jung / Malena / Darwin | Poem by Albert Goldbarth | Film by Chris Jopp

Talking Points (Eggheads) | Poem by John Koethe | Film by Rob Perez

Talking Points (Eggheads) | Poem by John Koethe | Film by Rob Perez

All American | Poem by David Hernandez | Film by Richard Johnson

All American | Poem by David Hernandez | Film by Richard Johnson

Albert Einstein | Poem by Matthew Zapruder | Film by John Akre

Albert Einstein | Poem by Matthew Zapruder | Film by John Akre

When the Men Go Off to War | Poem by Victoria Kelly | Film by Noah Dorsey

When the Men Go Off to War | Poem by Victoria Kelly | Film by Noah Dorsey

Western Civilization | Poem by Peter Jay Shippy | Film by Alicia Reece

Western Civilization | Poem by Peter Jay Shippy | Film by Alicia Reece

The Ring-Toss Lady Breaks a Five | Poem by Mark Kraushaar | Film by Stefan Lessard & Fred Schroeder

The Ring-Toss Lady Breaks a Five | Poem by Mark Kraushaar | Film by Stefan Lessard & Fred Schroeder

Working Order | Poem by Dora Malech | Film by William Campbell & Will Johnson

Working Order | Poem by Dora Malech | Film by William Campbell & Will Johnson

Antique Sound | Poem by W.S. Merwin | Film by Evan Holm

Antique Sound | Poem by W.S. Merwin | Film by Evan Holm

Stupid Sandwich | Poem by Nathan Anderson | Film by Carolyn Figel & Andrew Montague

Stupid Sandwich | Poem by Nathan Anderson | Film by Carolyn Figel & Andrew Montague

The Imagined | Poem by Stephen Dunn | Film by Matt Craig

The Imagined | Poem by Stephen Dunn | Film by Matt Craig

This Is Not a Fairytale | Poem by Laura Kasischke | Film by Laurent Barthelemy & Shizuka Kusayanagi

This Is Not a Fairytale | Poem by Laura Kasischke | Film by Laurent Barthelemy & Shizuka Kusayanagi

Wayne the Stegosaurus | Poem by Kenn Nesbitt | Film by Aran Quinn & Jeffrey Dates

Wayne the Stegosaurus | Poem by Kenn Nesbitt | Film by Aran Quinn & Jeffrey Dates

SEASON 4

CO-PRODUCED WITH BEST AMERICAN POETRY, COPPER CANYON PRESS,

GRAYWOLF PRESS, AND MILKWEED EDITIONS.

Season 4
The Mysterious Arrival of an Unusual Letter | Poem by Mark Strand | Film by Scott Wenner

The Mysterious Arrival of an Unusual Letter | Poem by Mark Strand | Film by Scott Wenner

Circles in the Sky | Poem by Bob Hicok | Film by Keri Moller

Circles in the Sky | Poem by Bob Hicok | Film by Keri Moller

Either Or | Poem by Maxine Kumin | Film by Adam Tow

Either Or | Poem by Maxine Kumin | Film by Adam Tow

Lisp of Cloud | Poem by Leila Wilson | Film by David P. Hanson

Lisp of Cloud | Poem by Leila Wilson | Film by David P. Hanson

Spirit in the Dark | Poem by Robert Gibb | Film by Tom Jacobsen

Spirit in the Dark | Poem by Robert Gibb | Film by Tom Jacobsen

Historical Fragment | Poem by Éireann Lorsung | Film by Pablo Delcan

Historical Fragment | Poem by Éireann Lorsung | Film by Pablo Delcan

Discharged Into Clouds | Poem by Dean Young | Film by Angela Kassube

Discharged Into Clouds | Poem by Dean Young | Film by Angela Kassube

The Painter | Poem by Dobby Gibson | Film by Mark Rubbo

The Painter | Poem by Dobby Gibson | Film by Mark Rubbo

The Dream | Poem by Tishani Doshi | Film by Babe Elliott Baker

The Dream | Poem by Tishani Doshi | Film by Babe Elliott Baker

SEASON 3

Season 3
French Movie | Poem by David Lehman | Film by Scott Wenner

French Movie | Poem by David Lehman | Film by Scott Wenner

Andrew Wyeth, Painter, Dies at 91 | Poem by L.S. Klatt | Film by Tom Jacobsen

Andrew Wyeth, Painter, Dies at 91 | Poem by L.S. Klatt | Film by Tom Jacobsen

Just As, After a Point, Job Cried Out | Poem by K.A. Hays | Film by Angella Kassube & Emma Burghardt

Just As, After a Point, Job Cried Out | Poem by K.A. Hays | Film by Angella Kassube & Emma Burghardt

When at A Certain Party in NYC | Poem by Erin Belieu | Film by Amy Schmitt

When at A Certain Party in NYC | Poem by Erin Belieu | Film by Amy Schmitt

The Poem of the Spanish Poet | Poem by Mark Strand | Film by Juan Delcan

The Poem of the Spanish Poet | Poem by Mark Strand | Film by Juan Delcan

Thoreau and the Lighting | Poem by David Wagoner | Film by Adam Tow

Thoreau and the Lighting | Poem by David Wagoner | Film by Adam Tow

Ecclesiastes 11:1 | Poem by Richard Wilbur | Film by Faith Eskola

Ecclesiastes 11:1 | Poem by Richard Wilbur | Film by Faith Eskola

The Cloudy Vase | Poem by Jane Hirshfield | Film by Scott Olson & Jeff Saunders

The Cloudy Vase | Poem by Jane Hirshfield | Film by Scott Olson & Jeff Saunders

Having Intended to Merely Pick on An Oil Company, the Poem Goes Awry | Poem by Bob Hicok | Film by Joanna Kohler

Having Intended to Merely Pick on An Oil Company, the Poem Goes Awry | Poem by Bob Hicok | Film by Joanna Kohler

The Pilgrim is Bridled and Bespectacled | Poem by Bridget Lowe | Film by Angella Kassube

The Pilgrim is Bridled and Bespectacled | Poem by Bridget Lowe | Film by Angella Kassube

Snow | Poem by James Longenbach | Film by Deb Kirkeeide

Snow | Poem by James Longenbach | Film by Deb Kirkeeide

Cogitatio Mortis | Poem by Eric Pankey | Film by Scott Olson

Cogitatio Mortis | Poem by Eric Pankey | Film by Scott Olson

Season 2

SEASON 2

The Watcher of Vowels | Poem by Robert Bly | Film by Matt Van Ekeren, Catalina Kulczar-Marin, & Carly Zuckweiler

The Watcher of Vowels | Poem by Robert Bly | Film by Matt Van Ekeren, Catalina Kulczar-Marin, & Carly Zuckweiler

The Trees—They Were Once Good Men | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Emma Burghardt

The Trees—They Were Once Good Men | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Emma Burghardt

Render, Render | Poem by Thomas Lux | Film by Angella Kassube

Render, Render | Poem by Thomas Lux | Film by Angella Kassube

My Love for You Is So Embarrassingly | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Deb Kirkeeide & Jesse Marks

My Love for You Is So Embarrassingly | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Deb Kirkeeide & Jesse Marks

Karl | Poem by Dag Straumsvåg | Film by Scott Wenner

Karl | Poem by Dag Straumsvåg | Film by Scott Wenner

Old Astronauts | Poem by Tim Nolan | Film by Emma Burghardt

Old Astronauts | Poem by Tim Nolan | Film by Emma Burghardt

An Elm We Lost | Poem by Marvin Bell | Film by Antonio Cicarelli

An Elm We Lost | Poem by Marvin Bell | Film by Antonio Cicarelli

Don't Be Flip | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Angella Kassube

Don't Be Flip | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Angella Kassube

Season 1

SEASON 1

Sea Salt | Poem by David Mason | Film by Amy Schmitt, Kelly Pieklo, & Emily J. Snyder

Sea Salt | Poem by David Mason | Film by Amy Schmitt, Kelly Pieklo, & Emily J. Snyder

June | Poem by Dag Straumsvåg | Film by Jay Orff

June | Poem by Dag Straumsvåg | Film by Jay Orff

The God of Our Farm Had Blades | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Tom Jacobsen

The God of Our Farm Had Blades | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Tom Jacobsen

Suitcase | Poem by Jane Hirshfield | Film by John Eickholt

Suitcase | Poem by Jane Hirshfield | Film by John Eickholt

Swimming in the Rain | Poem by Freya Manfred | Film by Gregory Winter

Swimming in the Rain | Poem by Freya Manfred | Film by Gregory Winter

Swimming Into Winter | Poem by Freya Manfred | Film by Gregory Winter

Swimming Into Winter | Poem by Freya Manfred | Film by Gregory Winter

Wanting Sumptuous Heavens | Poem by Robert Bly | Film by Angella Kassube

Wanting Sumptuous Heavens | Poem by Robert Bly | Film by Angella Kassube

Constellations | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Angella Kassube

Constellations | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Angella Kassube

Icicles | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Michael Guncheon & Ren O'Brien

Icicles | Poem by Todd Boss | Film by Michael Guncheon & Ren O'Brien

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