I'm one of those poets (and as a haiku poet) who often gets filmed, or regularly does performances, not just a reading. I see haiku as transmedia which I promoted when I ran Naked Haijin Productions back in the early 2000s before I founded With Words.
I just thought I'd share this image of what's behind the scenes:
Learning my lines:
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/reuters-international-news-photos-1314895172-slideshow/haiku-poet-alan-summers-rehearses-reading-jane-austens-photo-142741576.html
The live reading, streamed to America and Europe:
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/multimedia/pictures/detail.dot?mediaInode=cf0b8751-ba45-48e3-861e-1fc82c21de6a
What's actually behind the scenes:
http://www.trust.org/dotAsset/8410e0b7-a8a5-49bd-a58b-b30997c4225e.jpg
photos by SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS
So when you see my presentation of Amazement of the Ordinary: Life through a haiku lens, there's a lot more going on then some of you would guess:
http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/5181
I'm a communicator because haiku poetry opens up vistas for people for all different reasons, be it self-belief, literacy, or enjoying a fine literature that can enrapture you, and continue to be a healthy challenge, for the rest of a person's life.
Alan
Alan
It looks like you had fun, Alan! Love the costume!
Thank you for sharing the pictures. :):)
Best,
Vida
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The images from Reuters have now passed, as they are a busy organisation.
Here's a few fun cached images from the day to enjoy:
http://www.corriere.it/english/reuters-slideshow/images/2013-01-28_14-30-24_LM1E91S143701_NEWSML/RTR3D33S-thumb.jpg?v=20130129141207
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/037q11t6Mafvv/350x.jpg
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/08utgZp8Qz0sr/350x.jpg
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