June 4th, 2014: Feature Monika Lee and 15 open mic readers at London ON's Mykonos Restaurant
Videography by Kenny Khoo. www.kennykhoo.com
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0:20 Host Dawna Perry introducing featured poet Monika Lee.
2:02 Featured poet Monika Lee.
0:20 Host Dawna Perry introducing featured poet Monika Lee.
2:02 Featured poet Monika Lee.
Composer/pianist Sharon Bee performing her composition of "Willow Child", with lyrics from a poem by Monika Lee.
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0:00 Who are your favourite poets?
1:07 Where do you see the Romantic spirit in contemporary verse?
1:50 Is there a politics to it?
2:17 What is it like to hear your poetry put to music?
2:51 Do you get the inspiration for your poems from aural or visual stimulation?
3:30 Has poetry ever been successfully translated?
0:00 Who are your favourite poets?
1:07 Where do you see the Romantic spirit in contemporary verse?
1:50 Is there a politics to it?
2:17 What is it like to hear your poetry put to music?
2:51 Do you get the inspiration for your poems from aural or visual stimulation?
3:30 Has poetry ever been successfully translated?
The Open Mic poets (12 of 15 were videotaped):
May 7th, 2014: Susan McCaslin, Lee Johnson and 12 open mic readers at London, ON's Mykonos Restaurant
Videography by Kenny Khoo. www.kennykhoo.com
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00:00 Opening music: Carly Thomas and Pat Dryburgh
00:16 Introduction by Susan McCaslin
03:02 Featured poet: Lee Johnson
00:00 Opening music: Carly Thomas and Pat Dryburgh
00:16 Introduction by Susan McCaslin
03:02 Featured poet: Lee Johnson
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00:00 Opening music: Carly Thomas and Pat Dryburgh
00:09 Introduction by Penn Kemp
04:00 Featured poet: Susan McCaslin
00:00 Opening music: Carly Thomas and Pat Dryburgh
00:09 Introduction by Penn Kemp
04:00 Featured poet: Susan McCaslin
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0:00 Opening music: Carly Thomas and Pat Dryburgh
0:12 Lee Johnson on the motivations for writing poetry and the adventure of living.
4:04 Susan McCaslin on getting out in nature and paying attention to it, as the fund of wisdom and poetry for her.
7:06 Lee Johnson recites his poem called "Meeting Place" about humanity in nature.
Following are the Open Mic readers
In the order they read (minus those who declined to be taped)
0:00 Opening music: Carly Thomas and Pat Dryburgh
0:12 Lee Johnson on the motivations for writing poetry and the adventure of living.
4:04 Susan McCaslin on getting out in nature and paying attention to it, as the fund of wisdom and poetry for her.
7:06 Lee Johnson recites his poem called "Meeting Place" about humanity in nature.
Following are the Open Mic readers
In the order they read (minus those who declined to be taped)
April 16th, 2014: Penn kemp, Laurence Hutchman and 6 open mic readers at the special National Poetry Month event
The reading was held at Landon Branch Library in London. Videography by Kenny Khoo. www.kennykhoo.com
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00:09 Introduction by Dawna Perry
00:53 Introduction by Susan Downe
05:41 Penn Kemp
23:14 Q&A with Penn Kemp
23:53 Describes how she writes sound poems.
25:53 Sound poetry is not singing. How she began creating sound poetry.
27:45 About collaboration with visual artists.
28:50 Her writing discipline.
00:09 Introduction by Dawna Perry
00:53 Introduction by Susan Downe
05:41 Penn Kemp
23:14 Q&A with Penn Kemp
23:53 Describes how she writes sound poems.
25:53 Sound poetry is not singing. How she began creating sound poetry.
27:45 About collaboration with visual artists.
28:50 Her writing discipline.
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00:09 Introduction by Stan Burfield
07:19 Laurence Hutchman
36:02 Q&A with Laurence Hutchman
36:50 A comprehensive discussion of the different kinds of rhyme in poetry.
41:50 Advise to a young poet on how not to lose one's creativity at university, and its value in teaching discipline.
44:20 The French influence in New Brunswick and the excitement of learning a new language and a new culture.
00:09 Introduction by Stan Burfield
07:19 Laurence Hutchman
36:02 Q&A with Laurence Hutchman
36:50 A comprehensive discussion of the different kinds of rhyme in poetry.
41:50 Advise to a young poet on how not to lose one's creativity at university, and its value in teaching discipline.
44:20 The French influence in New Brunswick and the excitement of learning a new language and a new culture.
Dec. 4th 2013, featuring M. NourbeSe Philip
This video recorded at London Open Mic Poetry Night at the Mykonos Restaurant in London, Ontario includes Philip's 20-minute read of poems from her latest book, Zong!, followed by a Q&A, which was then followed by another two poems, the result of interest caused by her answers to audience questions.
Biography of M. NourbeSe Philip
Interview and Poems: M. NourbeSe Philip
Biography of M. NourbeSe Philip
Interview and Poems: M. NourbeSe Philip
Open Mic Poets
This video includes half of the open mic poets at the Dec. 4th London Open Mic Poetry Night at London's Mykonos Restaurant. The other poets either didn't wish to be videotaped or failed to check the yes box on the reader's list. (The videographer must have consent.) You can slide the video to the particular time of the poet you want to hear:
Jennifer Chesnut 0:00
Frank Beltrano 5:02
Kevin Heslop 9:45
Kevin Austin 13:00
Andrew Iwaniw 15:08
Stan Burfield 16:26
John Nyman 17:26
Videography by Kevin Austin and HawkEye Video Productions.
This video includes half of the open mic poets at the Dec. 4th London Open Mic Poetry Night at London's Mykonos Restaurant. The other poets either didn't wish to be videotaped or failed to check the yes box on the reader's list. (The videographer must have consent.) You can slide the video to the particular time of the poet you want to hear:
Jennifer Chesnut 0:00
Frank Beltrano 5:02
Kevin Heslop 9:45
Kevin Austin 13:00
Andrew Iwaniw 15:08
Stan Burfield 16:26
John Nyman 17:26
Videography by Kevin Austin and HawkEye Video Productions.
Nov. 6, 2013, featuring Susan Downe
This continuous video of the entire Nov. 6th, 2013 London Open Mic Poetry Night features London poet Susan Downe, her Q&A session, and most of the open mic readers who followed her (except a few who decided not to be videotaped).You can slide the video to the particular time of the poet you want to hear:
Susan Downe 0:00
Stan Burfield: 21:30
Andreas Gripp: 25:40
Jim Kogelheide 30:30
Fred Arnold 35:45
Paul Branton 45:10
Janferie Stone 47:40
Martin Hayter 51:45
Kevin Heslop 57:35
Dawna Perry 1:00:18
The sound quality dropped a bit in the middle of the video because of the rain on the terrace room Special effects.
Videography by Kevin Austin and HawkEye Video Productions.
Susan Downe 0:00
Stan Burfield: 21:30
Andreas Gripp: 25:40
Jim Kogelheide 30:30
Fred Arnold 35:45
Paul Branton 45:10
Janferie Stone 47:40
Martin Hayter 51:45
Kevin Heslop 57:35
Dawna Perry 1:00:18
The sound quality dropped a bit in the middle of the video because of the rain on the terrace room Special effects.
Videography by Kevin Austin and HawkEye Video Productions.
Oct. 2nd, 2013, featuring Jan Figurski
JAN FIGURSKY
Playing music at Mykonos http://youtu.be/7zLtgsXfxmU
Reading some of his poems http://youtu.be/bzoaUhFdYIA
Black Dance http://youtu.be/H6fb5-Z0sO8
This Plane Will Never Fly http://youtu.be/YKrJk7NlOFk
OPEN MIC READERS
CARL LAPP http://youtu.be/TpdEPg6q6sY
ANDREAS GRIPP http://youtu.be/3odtr--Muwk
JANICE McDONALD http://youtu.be/QgudbkV25cw
FRED ARNOLD http://youtu.be/zp8pE25Yna0
FRANK BELTRANO http://youtu.be/wXrnaxN6fw4
MARTIN HAYTER http://youtu.be/Dm2i-CZtMng
Playing music at Mykonos http://youtu.be/7zLtgsXfxmU
Reading some of his poems http://youtu.be/bzoaUhFdYIA
Black Dance http://youtu.be/H6fb5-Z0sO8
This Plane Will Never Fly http://youtu.be/YKrJk7NlOFk
OPEN MIC READERS
CARL LAPP http://youtu.be/TpdEPg6q6sY
ANDREAS GRIPP http://youtu.be/3odtr--Muwk
JANICE McDONALD http://youtu.be/QgudbkV25cw
FRED ARNOLD http://youtu.be/zp8pE25Yna0
FRANK BELTRANO http://youtu.be/wXrnaxN6fw4
MARTIN HAYTER http://youtu.be/Dm2i-CZtMng
Sept. 4th, 2013 featuring Frank Beltrano
In September we had a great poetry reading. Frank Beltrano, the featured poet, was introduced by Ola Nowosad. Following a decision of our Committee, this event was the first one we filmed. For me, it was the first time using the video capabilities of my Nikon SLR camera and found, to my surprise, that it behaved very differently from all other video cameras I had used in the past. The crash reading I had done the night before and during that day were not enough to avoid mistakes during the filming of our event. I made several mistakes that were extremely costly and painful. Unfortunately I screwed up the first segment, the one where Ola Nowosad introduced Frank. Everything was going quite well until for some reason I decided to change the focus, but because of the small screen of the camera I didn't realize the image had become blurry until I started editing. So that's the reason you won't see the film of Frank's introduction. Then I made several other mistakes which I will not tell you about in detail or these notes would take many pages. Let me just say that I regret the fact that Frank's reading was cut short because I only had good copy of his second and third poems. Sorry. Finally, I would like to thank Andreas Gripp, who on that evening read with such conviction and confidence, for accepting that we publish the segment which, against his instructions, I filmed by mistake. In this case, we could say it was a good mistake. On the part of all of us at London Open Mic Poetry Night, I want to thank everyone of the readers who accepted to be filmed and also promise that in the future there will be fewer mistakes. At least that is the plan. Erik
FRANK BELTRANO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwrO1606U80
OPEN MIC READERS
DANIEL KOLOS http://youtu.be/4kcSqLRoZ7c
DEBBIE OKUN HILL http://youtu.be/xtGV0BRb5Ms
ANDREAS GRIPP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWJ751iE_dI&feature=youtu.be
KEVIN HESLOP http://youtu.be/5i8sWOb3sWc
STAN BURFIELD http://youtu.be/8XqW9lXddRk
ERIK MARTINEZ RICHARDS http://youtu.be/gyu0UzvD_Xk