Director of creative writing Robert Kirschten recently released two more videos titled, “Chicago Poems,” and “Old Family Movies.”
“Old Family Movies,” is a video consisting of a book of poems, and an additional 40 minute video consisting of 10 videos of poems from the original book. The videos are digital movies of poets performing poems, with the central dramatic focus being on slideshows, old movie footage from the 1930s and 1950s, photographs dating from the 1920s through the 90s, and animated text.
The poems from the video represent the history of Kirchten’s family’s love for the arts, by showcasing some of their favorite works of art.
Dr. Janet McCann, director of creative writing at Texas A&M University said, “Old Family Movies’ represents a wonderful new way of experiencing poetry in a multi-media format. The images that accompany the readings bring the poetry to life for the reader.”