Hans Ulrich Obrist's 2009 "Poetry Marathon" was an ambitious two-day poetry event held in Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa's summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery, with performances from leading poets, writers, artists, philosophers, scholars and musicians. Intended as a continuation of the overlap between twentieth-century poetry and art in Dada, Cubism, Surrealism, the New York Schools and Fluxus, this ambitious occasion is now commemorated in this 728-page volume. "Poetry Marathon" includes contributions from Sean Bonney, Tracey Emin, Brian Eno, James Fenton, Gilbert & George, John Giorno, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Kenneth Goldsmith, Eugen Gomringer, Richard Hell, Geoffrey Hill, Joan Jonas, August Kleinzahler, Nick Laird, Sean Landers, Jonas Mekas, Maria Mirabel, Eileen Myles, Philippe Parreno, Holly Pester, Jeremy Reed, Gerhard Ruhm, Barry Schwabsky and Agnes Varda, among many others.

"Greenlit" is the insider's guide to develop, research, pitch and sell your idea for any type of reality television show for both experienced producers and those just beginning in media production who want to sell their concept and have the next big reality TV hit. This ultimate handbook in professional media practice explains how to navigate the obstacles to make sure your great idea is presented with a perfectly refined pitch for each level of industry scrutiny from agent to producer to head of development to TV channel senior management. Included are candid interviews with fifty top industry insiders--international producers and buyers--who reveal how successful shows were originally conceived and pitched. Their war stories, from shows like "The Apprentice" and "Deadliest Catch" and documentaries such as "The September Issue" are told here for the first time and are, like the reality shows they describe: cautionary, entertaining, and inspiring tales. These case studies are also peppered with invaluable industry tips and tricks to help you standout among the hundreds of pitches television executives receive each day, of which only 1 in 100 receive more than a few seconds of attention Whether you're pitching a documentary, reality competition, celebrity-led journey or makeover format, the book is designed to help you through each step of the process and each chapter includes a detailed industry case study to illustrate the point, practical tips and tricks from producers and channel executives, sample proposals to show you what media executives are really looking for in a pitch, resource lists, exercises to boost your skills and eleven steps that will increase your chance of getting a green light on your project. In a rapidly expanding cable and broadcast TV market for reality programming, "Greenlit" is packed with the information, advice and tips to make it THE book that should be on every television producer's desk.