I feel like we might need a whole scale reclamation of humanity given the way things are going! I think people have become very disconnected from their minds and bodies honestly, because they’re too scared to be vulnerable. Art has a notable psychological effect on people and it is needed, to make it to engage with it, to ponder it. Sadly it seems most everyone is resigned binge on junk food on social instead of feeding their brains.
Another powerful essay, Taylor! I hope you don’t mind that I restacked it with an essay long Note! I was going to start a comment but… the thoughts just kept coming 🫣 I love how you incorporate the quotes into essays as well. So many great posts I need to tap into and catch up on. I’m thankful you’re here, keep sharing!
Taylor: From one poet-turned-screenwriter to another, kudos for using Eliot as the lead-in to an excellent essay. The breadth of your references and the skillful way you’ve woven them into your own commentary is wonderful. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for including me in this round up. I'm glad the Her segment resonated because I found it the hardest to explain.
Interesting that you say you came to film through poetry. Do you produce cinepoems? They're a great way to use camera and editing free of the means of commercial production:
Are you kidding me, I've been thinking about your post especially that point since I read it! I didn't even know about cinepoems! I'll definitely check this out. A while ago I read where someone described a film as a "screen poem" and so I'm approaching one of the films I wrote with that "genre" in mind.
I feel like we might need a whole scale reclamation of humanity given the way things are going! I think people have become very disconnected from their minds and bodies honestly, because they’re too scared to be vulnerable. Art has a notable psychological effect on people and it is needed, to make it to engage with it, to ponder it. Sadly it seems most everyone is resigned binge on junk food on social instead of feeding their brains.
Another powerful essay, Taylor! I hope you don’t mind that I restacked it with an essay long Note! I was going to start a comment but… the thoughts just kept coming 🫣 I love how you incorporate the quotes into essays as well. So many great posts I need to tap into and catch up on. I’m thankful you’re here, keep sharing!
Taylor: From one poet-turned-screenwriter to another, kudos for using Eliot as the lead-in to an excellent essay. The breadth of your references and the skillful way you’ve woven them into your own commentary is wonderful. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for including me in this round up. I'm glad the Her segment resonated because I found it the hardest to explain.
Interesting that you say you came to film through poetry. Do you produce cinepoems? They're a great way to use camera and editing free of the means of commercial production:
https://open.substack.com/pub/polarisdib/p/touch-grass-touch-everything-wash
But like text poetry, noncommercial also means not that big of a market!
There's a wonderful website that curates cinepoems here:
https://cinepoetry.com/
Are you kidding me, I've been thinking about your post especially that point since I read it! I didn't even know about cinepoems! I'll definitely check this out. A while ago I read where someone described a film as a "screen poem" and so I'm approaching one of the films I wrote with that "genre" in mind.