Time   3:36

Poet Alexzenia Davis sent me her new video – a compilation of 3 poems about the quest for a greater self and a desire to be recognised and valued. The words are earnest, hungry, young.

Alexzenia wrote: “This is a collaborative piece between Jesse Russell Brooks (film editor) and myself (a spoken word artist). We have spent the last few months perfecting this project as it one of the most sincere pieces either of us have attempted.”

See more from Alexzenia on her website here.

Time  1:00

I love the song Slow Train by Lemon Jelly and graphic artist Dudley Wild uses it to create a brilliant example of Concrete Poetry: A concrete poem is one where the words from the poem make up an image of what the poem is about, a creative form of typography.

See more from Dudley Wild on his website here

Time 8:30

Lately I’m very impressed by his work, talent and sportsmanship of pro-cyclist Bradley Wiggins, so I made a video. I hope people will enjoy it whether or not they like cycling.

Time  1:10

David Mellor voices the fears of many – how America’s military force is silencing dissent around the world and the UK government appears as partner in crime.

A striking case in point is this week’s news story of Christopher Tappin, a UK businessman extradited to the US without trail, without disclosure of evidence and almost guaranteed to face years in the harsh US prison system while he awaits trial. Find out more from Channel 4 News here.

See David Mellor’s YouTube channel here.

Time  3:41

Skateboarding life loving film maker Levi Maestro celebrates basketball. The first 50 seconds are inspirational.

Maestro Knows is one of the best video bloggers out there. His site is worth your time. Check it here.

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Time  3:37

I’m into stop-motion these days. Probably because I’m trying to do it!

Typographer Brent Barson and his students at Brigham Young Uni animate the 5 senses – using no CGI.

See how the team did it here.

More about the Typophile Film Fest here.

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Time  1:40

Film maker Beth Fulton uses Todd Alcott’s reading of his own poem, Television, to striking effect. Todd wrote the piece as a comission for a show on (surprise) television. He wondered if a TV could talk what would it say…

More from writer Todd on his blog here.

More from film maker Beth here.

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Time  1:44

Frantic, funny, fabulous!

Film maker Chel White nails the cacophony in a writer’s mind. See more of his brilliant work here.

Verse by Scott Poole. From his website (here) read his poem For the Brother I Never Had here.

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