Song and Wind
Marjorie Lotfi
"How can I / have spoken out loud for forty / years without a mother tongue?"
The poet Marjorie Lotfi's poem sequence 'Song and Wind'.
Iranian women’s voices
Sana Nassari
"Inspired by the poet and filmmaker, Forough Farrokhzad, who defied convention and the patriarchy, Iranian writers and artists reflect on present-day Iran and dream for the future."
Sana Nassari introduces 'Iranian women's voices' inspired by one of Iran's most celebrated poets, Forough Farrokhzad.
Playing Cards
by Jo Clement
Jo Clement reads her poem, 'Playing Cards'. Part of our series of films in collaboration with the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation. The film is directed by Savannah Acquah.
The Silence of Plants
by Jason Allen-Paisant
Jason Allen-Paisant reads 'The Silence of Plants' by Wislawa Szymborska. Part of our series of poetry films in collaboration with the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation. The film is directed by Rob Akin.
Island of Strangers
by Roger Robinson
Roger Robinson's poetic response to Keir Starmer's warning of Britain becoming an "island of strangers"
Things Already Lost
by Anthony Anaxagorou
Anthony Anaxagorou reads his poem, 'Things Already Lost', the next of our series of films in collaboration with the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation. The film is directed by Rob Akin.
Prayer
by Marjorie Lotfi
Marjorie Lotfi reads, 'Prayer' by John Burnside. Part of our series of poetry films in collaboration with the Adrian Brinkerhoff Foundation. The film is directed by Savannah Acquah.
Kubla Khan
by Jo Clement
In the next of our series of poetry films in collaboration with the Adrian Brinkerhoff Foundation, poet Jo Clement reads, 'Kubla Khan' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The film is directed by Savannah Acquah.
Right Now I’m Standing
by Jason Allen-Paisant
Poet Jason Allen-Paisant reads his poem 'Right Now I’m Standing'. Set in a woodland in the shadow of a plantation house, the film brings into focus Allen-Paisant’s reflections on Blackness and landscape. It's part of our series of poetry films in collaboration with the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation. The film is directed by Rob Akin.