In 2008, Bloodaxe published the world's first DVD-anthology, In
Person: 30 Poets, a new concept in publishing: readings by 30 poets
published by Bloodaxe in its first 30 years captured on film, with
all the poems included in the footage printed in the book of the
films. Its sequel, In Person: World Poets, is another international
collaboration between Bloodaxe Books and award-winning film-maker
Pamela Robertson-Pearce. Her style of filming combines directness
and simplicity, sensitivity and warmth - the perfect combination
for these intimate readings. It is as if the poet were sitting in
the room with you, reading just to you, and sometimes saying a few
things about the poems. This new compilation on DVD with
accompanying anthology covers a wide range of poets from many parts
of the world, including America, Australia, Canada, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, Guyana, India, Italy, Jamaica, Korea, Lithuania,
Macedonia, Malawi, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland and Sweden, as
well as from Britain and Ireland. Most of the films present
informal, one-to-one readings, with the poets reading to you in
person. They enhance your appreciation of the poetry.You hear how
the poems sound; you see how the poets read and present their work.
Poets writing in other languages read in the original with the
English translations read by themselves or by their translators.
Some poets are also captured in live performance. T.S. Eliot once
described poetry as 'one person talking to another', while W.H.
Auden believed it was essential to hear poetry read aloud, for 'no
poem, which when mastered, is not better heard than read is good
poetry'. In Person: World Poets presents the oral art of poetry in
that spirit. There are over 14 hours of readings on four DVDs
packaged with the book, and all the poems included in the films are
printed in the book, with poems written in other languages
alongside the translations, enabling you to follow either language
as they are read on the film. Like the original In Person: 30
Poets, this new compilation gives readers a personal festival of
poetry in DVD and book form for viewing at home on laptop or TV. It
is also a unique educational resource for the teaching and
appreciation of poetry. In Person: World Poets includes: Robert
Adamson, Moniza Alvi, Antonella Anedda, Simon Armitage, Ana
Blandiana, Jean 'Binta' Breeze, Dan Chiasson, Polly Clark, Stewart
Conn, Peter Didsbury, Katie Donovan, Tishani Doshi, Ruth Fainlight,
Roy Fisher, Carolyn Forche, Tua Forsstroem, Tess Gallagher, Deborah
Garrison, Jane Griffiths, Philip Gross, Choman Hardi, Robert Hass,
John Hegley, Rita Ann Higgins, Tony Hoagland, Matthew Hollis,
Esther Jansma, Jenny Joseph, Jaan Kaplinski, Ko Un, Luljeta
Lleshanaku, Thomas Lux, Nikola Madzirov, Jennifer Maiden, Jack
Mapanje, Samuel Menashe, Esther Morgan, Julie O'Callaghan, Leanne
O'Sullivan, Clare Pollard, Adelia Prado, Sally Read, Lawrence Sail,
Carole Satyamurti, Karen Solie, Piotr Sommer, Ruth Stone,
Arundhathi Subramaniam, Matthew Sweeney, Pia Tafdrup, Tomas
Transtroemer, Brian Turner, Chase Twichell, Priscila Uppal, Tomas
Venclova, Mark Waldron, Susan Wicks and Robert Wrigley. None of
these poets was included in In Person: 30 Poets.
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