What is
? FlashPoetry is a poem with just the right music and images- in a macromedia flash file format. It is an interactive, electronic interpretation of poetry.
One of America's most admired modern poets and authors Bryant McGill, said this of
: "Charles, who coined the term FlashPoetry is really doing something unique. I have spoken to him personally, and fully support his project. His heart is in the right place. Innovative efforts like his are giving poetry another rich outlet to connect people with greater human understanding." Bryant H. McGill of www.bryantmcgill.com.
and FlashPoetry movie files particularly, are quickly gaining favor among poets like internationally acclaimed Indian author Nikhil Parekh of nikhilparekh.com. Non-profit groups like Burton Danet, Ph.D. Co-Founder A Better Community For All (ABC4All) and Cambodianchildren.org like it because it's an avenue of expression that can be utilized to effectively portray a poet's words in a new and exciting manner.
is the birthplace for this form of expression.
The typical movie file size at
is 500kbs- 1.5MB, runs from 1-5 minutes and regularly features the classic musical style of Justin R. Durban of Edgen.com. They are usually paired with carefully chosen sprites and/or images to match the Flash designers (not necessarilly the poems author) interpretation of the poems theme. FlashPoetry movies are easily accessible (no additional plug-ins are needed but you may have to enable the controls for IE)-- just click on the highlighted links below and the HTML document that the FlashPoetry file is embedded in will open in a new browser window-- automatically.
, is the webs first flashpoetry-only website. Server space, bandwidth and download speed were factors that severely limited the practical uses of large Flash files, but the advent of high-speed internet connections combined with increased services (as well as much lower costs) at web hosts (we use netfirms.com), have made relatively large flash movie files and flash sites more integral and appealing.
*** NEW!! 12/19/06 View my AVI movies: www.avipoetry.com
** Music by: Justin R. Durban, www.edgen.com
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings | Appearances | The Elements | Breath Deep The Gathering Gloom | Broken Dolly | They Take My Kindness For Weakness | The Rose That Grew From Concrete | My World Is Closing In | Sunrises, Sun Sets | I don't know, I do know | When Green Sleeves Turn Red | Conflicting Compromises | Different | Suffering | How to Wind Up Dead | Suicide | Innocence lost | Africa | We All Fall Down | Sometimes Dad Too... | Untitled | Untitled ... | The Gourds of Wisdom | Nothing Diminishes In Time | Backbeat | It | Discover | Freedom Torch | Far Away | The Rise Of The Phoenix | The Life | Springtime At War | Elders | People Without Imaginations | Journalism 1 | We Must never Forget 9-11 | In The Rear View Mirror | Last Breath | He Is Adapted | Un Inalienable Lucidete | The Phoenix Bird | NIKHIL PAREKH | A Tribute to America- My Heart Cries | Allah,Bhagwan,Christ,Buddah | Grow More Trees | No Smoking | Aids Doesn't Kill. Your Attitude Kills | Nothingness | Love Vs. Terrorism | Yellow Beams Of Sunlight | Ready To Die | Adopt The Girl Child | Freedom | Imprisoned | In The Eyes Of Hatred | Don't Yet Die | Cursed Terrorism | Rainbow | Christian "I Cannot Do This Alone" | Buddhism "Prayer for Freedom From Suffering" | Hinduism "Gayatri Mantra" | Paganism "We Are One" | Muslim "Azan-- Call To Prayer" | Catholic "The Rosary Prayer" | Christian "The Our Father" | "In The Dense Dampness..." | But You Would Still Fail | Lyrics: Honor Those Men
"In Loving Memory of a Friend"
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