Poetry Visualized

If by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

Artful Survival

This is the ebook trailer/videopoem* for 'Artful Survival - Creative Options for Chaotic Times'

* Ebook cover image + deconstruction of M. McLuhan quote

Song Of A Kiss

An unpublished poem written by Lillian Leslie Newman roughly around the turn of the century.

What Comes Of Dreams

til come what comes...

A Child Passed By

The inspiration of observation

Christmas Day?

Hello, I hope that this message finds
you and yours blessed and in good spirits. Today I would like to
share with you a few words from my heart. The poem (equaXion) below
speaks of the memories and meaning of a special holiday celebrated
by many. It is hard not to recognize the hope and good will
that fills the atmosphere around the holidays. Christmas day for
many is a shining example of that hope and good will. If we carry
forward this same purpose and intent to capture joy and share it with
others then we can decorate our days with memories that shine
brighter than the lights, ornaments and fireworks which adorn our
holiday seasons. May you touch those around you with your kindness
as memories of Christmas and the spirit of the holidays overflows
into every day of your life.

Quando a minha m�o tocou a tua (eternidade).

A very short poetic film: A brief flashback from out last poetry film Fiapo.

Fiapo.

Fiapo is a short poetry film with Nereu Afonso. Directed by Alexandre Braga.

Armenia, Castle of Stones Qareri Amorts, Hayastan

Armenian musical of beautiful poem written and performed by Shushan Petrosyan, and other Armenian singers.

Traversing the Curve

A piece about how the theatre inspires me.