This page provides links to selected organisations or poets who have their own video channels.
Clicking on the name of the organisation on the left will open a new window in which to explore the videos. Have fun!
Neil Astley - Bloodaxe Books
Neil Astley's Vimeo video channel showcasing some of the poets that appear in Bloodaxe's new DVD book release 'IN PERSON - 30 POETS', which features video of readings by Benjamin Zephania, Jackie Kay, Brendan Kennelly, Yang Lian, Adrian Mitchell and many more.
Apples & Snakes is England's leading organisation for performance poetry.
They focus on working with emerging artists, producing new work and putting poets in education. They work extensively with schools, prisons and libraries to develop literacy, communication skills, motivation and self-esteem through high quality performance poetry workshops and events. They run regular events across England alongside pioneering artist development programmes.
Sample: Zena Edwards performing from her show Security
A fascinating YouTube channel dedicated to Virtual Animated movies of great poets reincarnated through the wonders of computer animation reading their best loved poems and presented in the style of old scratchy movies.
Obviously not all of the poems are read by the authors, but it's an interesting collection and project.
Sample:
Actor Thomas O'Flaherty reads 'The Bard of Armagh'
US TV channel, HBO's, Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry features a spectrum of voices, from struggling urban poets who've cut their teeth in speakeasies and small clubs across the country, to the icons of the form, to celebrated actors, singers, dancers, and comedians writing and sharing poems for the first time.
Many of these performances appear on YouTube, but not all on one channel, so here are a few links to channels that feature poems from Def Poetry.
Sample: Taylor Mali performing ' Like, youknow'
Sample: Saul Williams performing Coded Language