Last summer I was a part of a poet/animator collaboration organized by poet Pat Payne, in conjunction with NewTown Pasadena. I was paired with an animator, Nick Fox-Gieg. We met once over tea in the Lower East Side and had a rambling discussion that kept swirling back to religion; perhaps this is why he selected my poem The Foxhole Manifesto to work with. When I was very pleased with what Nick came up with. He just sent me the final draft, so I will share it here. He has a bunch of other excellent stuff online on youtube.
That was entertaining, if a bit predictable. I’ve heard that sort of rant a few times before, at least once at a slam poetry event, and probably overheard several times at independent coffeeshops downtown.
Of course, this felt less like poetry and more like stand-up comedy. Given the animation, it was like watching an episode of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (a much-missed show). I’ll have to check out the others in the series.
But, your voice sounds like David Cross at times, and that’s a plus.