Women of Troy – in verse
Written by Ciara LeemingTake it away Brenda Ann Kenneally. I’m really not usually a poetry person but this is wonderful.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bEF2u8darw[/youtube]
More background came in a comment here:
Thanks for sharing In Verse with your people.
Independent radio producer Lu Olkowski created In Verse as part of the pilot round of MQ2 – “the public radio makers quest” -a project to spark and support innovation in public media storytelling.
Lu paired documentary photographers (Brenda Ann Kenneally and Josh Cogan) with poets (Susan Somers-Willet and Natasha Trethewey) to tell the stories of working poor Americans. Her work aired on PRI’s Studio 360. Here are some links to other piece to explore.
Enjoy,
Julie Drizin
@AIRMQ2
Discussion (3 Comments)
Social documentary as seen through poetry, pictures and audio. Definitely thinking outside the box with this one. Interesting. I like it.
Thanks for sharing In Verse with your people. Independent radio producer Lu Olkowski created In Verse as part of the pilot round of MQ2 – “the public radio makers quest” -a project to spark and support innovation in public media storytelling, launched by the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR) and funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Lu paired documentary photographers (Brenda Ann Kenneally and Josh Cogan) with poets (Susan Somers-Willet and Natasha Trethewey) to tell the stories of working poor Americans. Her work aired on PRI’s Studio 360. Here are some links to other piece to explore.
http://www.vimeo.com/6362631
http://www.vimeo.com/6362681
Enjoy,
Julie Drizin
@AIRMQ2
thanks Julie. I didn’t realise there was a wider context – I look forward to checking out the other pieces. fab idea.