This montage was assembled from footage shot in Chicago, New Orleans and Oxford between January 2006 and April 2007. The title image is Tom Raworth’s left hand at a family restaurant in Indiana ( 9.21.05). This instance of video-work is intended as a constellation of props at the poem’s disposal.

tamil tigers w/ nostalgia for th floor
tom spiked by th left, shadow cabinet warped
round th shadow mugs’ hold Turban Jim
havin a go at negotiatin tradecraft brunch
w/ th complete eastern arm a th mujahadeen
givin thumb to th ass a th assholes in front of em
in line for a ribcage to chat over ‘n above
o coordinated bump a th grind’s daily hum: white
balaclava puddled in th pee of a pentagon janitor
found plans for a hexagonal face. fluid contracting,
post-9/11 viral surge: if we build it, king com cum.

By: JU5TINKATK0

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Tags: Video Poetry

Uploaded: July 16, 2007

Length: 07:8