Comments on: New videopoem: Catching a Cranefly

By: New page for “Crossing the Pond” – Dave Bonta

New page for “Crossing the Pond” – Dave Bonta — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 22:30:48 +0000

[…] for a while longer. I had thought it might be done in September, but no. After my hiatus making a renku video in October, I’m right back into haibun — so much so that I’m pushing myself to finish […]

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 20:37:57 +0000

In reply to Julie Mellor poet.

Thanks for the kind words. I’m so glad it worked for you. As for that blues track, it was almost the first thing I ran across on my search – hours of looking for other things ultimately led me to settle for “first thought, best thought”. There’s still a surprising amount of activity on ccMixter, considering how small it is relative to, say, SoundCloud. They appear to have some genuine communities of musicians and remixers there.

By: Julie Mellor poet

Julie Mellor poet — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 09:17:59 +0000

This is a beautiful and atmospheric piece of work. I loved that single red leaf, the rattlesnake taking its time about things, the trick of the leaves floating upwards, and of course, the caterpillar (text and image were perfectly attuned throughout). Also, having bought myself a guitar last year, I was completely envious of that raw, laid-back blues soundtrack. Thank you so much for enriching my weekend.
Julie X

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:59:23 +0000

In reply to alithurm. Thank you! If poetry filmmaking is something you think you might be interested in getting into, the wonderful Helen Dewbery and Chaucer Cameron offer an online course through their Poetry Film Live site.

By: alithurm

alithurm — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:17:30 +0000

Really enjoyed this video poem, Dave. I write poems (and fiction) and I love taking photos but I’ve never combined them. Great work.