Just a quick shout out to a truly exceptional project that my Creative Writing advisor headed up. It’s called “Poetry Everywhere” and it teamed up poets (some from UWM, others from elsewhere) with film students to create animated shorts that will be playing on televisions found in buses in Milwaukee and elsewhere around the country—Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, and I can’t remember where else. Normally these TVs show commercials, weather forecasts, sports highlights, etc. And for awhile, every 15 minutes they’re going to be showing animated poems.

You can check them out here: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=732872

It may not seem like much, but it’s really important. As someone who has had my stories illustrated by insanely talented people in the past, it is an incredible feeling to see someone derive some creative inspiration from your work. And the students who did the films were undergrads, if I’m not mistaken. It’s an amazing amount of exposure for everyone and I’m quite proud of my program. (no snickering in the back)

Check them out. Maybe on the bus somewhere…

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