POETRY IN THE MOVIES!

Yes, it is still Poetry Month–all month long!

This blog started out as a film commentary so I thought that I would share a couple of my favourite movies with Poetry Moments.

First, Il Postino, a film about Chilean poet Pablo Neruda on exile in Italy. A local letter carrier, poet at heart, is caught up with the fact that Neruda is there, in his community. He is inspired to make a brief production about metaphors. This small clip from the movie is powerful and unforgettable!

Second on my list would be a clip from teen novel, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. This moving rendition of Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost is so moving that one realizes deeply the power of words and poetry.

Happy Poetry Month!!!!

By Patricia Anne McGoldrick, on April 9, 2011 at 8:19 PM, under HERE & THERE. Tags: Arts, Italy, KITCHENER BLOGGER, KITCHENER POET, MEDIA FILM, National Poetry Month, Online Writing, Outsiders, Pablo Neruda, PATRICIA ANNE MCGOLDRICK, POETRY, Robert Frost. 10 Comments

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Sheila Atwood On April 10, 2011 at 12:51 PM
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Patricia,

What a treat! I loved both videos. Each one is very different and so moving. Yes, to the power of words and poetry!.

Happy poetry month to you too.
Patricia Anne McGoldrick On April 10, 2011 at 2:18 PM
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Glad you liked the video clips, Sheila!
Both stayed with me long after the movies!

Enjoy this poetry month–so glad to hear you are writing your own, too!
paul wolfe On April 10, 2011 at 2:37 PM
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Patricia

Another great movie ‘poetry’ scene for your collection is at the Funeral in 4 Weddings and A Funeral when one of the characters reads out a piece by WH Auden called STOP ALL THE CLOCKS.

Happy Poetry month.

Paul
Patricia Anne McGoldrick On April 10, 2011 at 2:51 PM
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Paul,

Thanks so much for this mention. It, too, is a favourite, and, perhaps, the most moving of all. The movie link is available on YouTube but I am including this link with the actual words:

Best in Poetry Month!
Jennifer On April 13, 2011 at 8:27 PM
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I love The Outsiders! One of my all time movie favs! Great choice!
- Patricia Anne McGoldrick On April 13, 2011 at 8:41 PM
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  Thanks, Jen! This teen read stays with people, especially after seeing the movie.
  The scene with the poem just fits!
Joanne On April 14, 2011 at 7:02 PM
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In The Outsiders clip, you can just see the grasp of those words taking hold of his thoughts. What a nice way to show that, now, he does know the meaning.
- Patricia Anne McGoldrick On April 14, 2011 at 8:26 PM
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  Joanne, That “grasp” is so powerful to see in his character, his awareness stays with a person for a long time.
Melanie Kissell On April 20, 2011 at 1:37 AM
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Really love the video clips, Patricia, and “Stop All the Clocks” … mesmerizing.

I love this little poem that tells what a poem is.

What’s A Poem?

A whisper,
a shout,
thoughts turned
inside out.

A laugh,
a sigh,
an echo
passing by.

A rhythm,
a rhyme,
a moment
caught in time.

A moon,
a star,
a glimpse
of who you are.

–Charles Ghigna

Happy Poetry Month!
- Patricia Anne McGoldrick On April 20, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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  Thanks so much for your comments, Melanie!
  That little poem is a treasure.
  Happy Poetry month, too!