From the Ground Tier to a Sparrow Batch: a Newfoundland Treasury of Terms for Ice and Snow, Blast Hole Pond River, Winter 2012-2013
- 2014
- 27m
This video-poem proceeds chronologically through a winter, following the changes along a little river. The seasonal phenomena are observed and recorded by means of over 50 named varieties of... Read allThis video-poem proceeds chronologically through a winter, following the changes along a little river. The seasonal phenomena are observed and recorded by means of over 50 named varieties of ice, snow, and winter weather in the Newfoundland dialect. It combines poetry, video, sti... Read allThis video-poem proceeds chronologically through a winter, following the changes along a little river. The seasonal phenomena are observed and recorded by means of over 50 named varieties of ice, snow, and winter weather in the Newfoundland dialect. It combines poetry, video, still photographs, text, definitions of the local terms, and a two-person voice-over. The wor... Read all