How to present a poem, traditionally intimately connected with written word, in an audiovisual format? Poetry Shorts gives the stage to filmmakers and poets who choose to grapple with this question and put a poem at the centre of gravity of their films. Aside that, well your hands are free. The cassette welcomes experimentation, folly, working with a spontaneous collective or solitary refinement, moving bodies or standing thoughtful trees – surprise so the meaning of a poem will become a little wider!

And that is not all! The cassette will be followed by a discussion with invited guests to reflect on the effect of encountering poetry in an audio-visual format.