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WINTER POETRY FESTIVAL

2020
PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLEGE OF THE ARTS

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Exquisite Cadence


Working with a poem by Seattle’s Civic Poet, Jourdan Imani Keith, I developed and led a workshop with collaborator Rana San, that unpacked how poetry can exist as visual media and provided basic film instruction. The result was edited into a final collaborative video poem by digital artist Rachael Lang, and screened as part of the 2020 Cadence Video Poetry Festival.

Additionally, I curated a showcase of video poetry to be screened as part of a panel I presented at Pacific Northwest College of the Arts.

Winter Poetry Festival was two days that centered poetry across forms and mediums in a free festival of performances, interactive stations, screenings, poets’ market, workshops, and the opportunity to support some vibrant, up-and-coming voices in the region.





CV

A writer and curator exploring the liminal spaces of the literary arts. I am the author of two chapbooks and have fiction, reviews, and poetry published widely. My interest in how words can be experienced has led to solo work and collaborations to create installations, music performances, broadsides, karaoke, and video poetry. I founded and directed Till, a literary organization that offered an annual writing residency, and am currently co-director of Cadence Video Poetry Festival at Northwest Film Forum.

I’m also a very professional professional