Narration by Val Cole Visual Design and Editor: Kimberly Villarruel Produced by Matthew Toffolo
Author: poetryfest
Submit your Poetry to the Festival. Three Options:
1) To post.
2) To have performed by an actor
3) To be made into a film.
Read Poem: Truth Be Told, by Phil Ginsburg — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.
“I saw truth flick a cigarette at those guys” “Truth don’t even smoke,” somebody else said Another witness remarked, “Truth didn’t do anything, the guys in the car just shot for no reason” Three people said truth started saying stuff, stuff nobody wanted to hear and that some people told truth to shut up, but […]
Read Poem: Poem on a Flower, by Tom Evans — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.
My flower was laden with dew, So pink, so moist, and open; Like lips that are parted in two, Her center, her tongue, was golden. And crossed by green blades of grass, Formed in a triumphal arch; Through which some great man could pass, Or some great army march.
Read Poem: He, by Missy Jones — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.
Cool, calm, and collected like the ocean on a sunny day he smiles, happy and amused he eyes shine bright he reminds me of a flower lovely and strong He moves like a panther fierce like one too he looks at me like he loves me maybe I love him too. Home
Read Poem: Seasonal Asset Disorder, by Jayme Villa-Alvarez — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.
Winter is coming. Another summer surrenders to the fall There is a melody I’m softly humming How many losses can I recall. In the somber sullen wake of my disgrace I seek redemption to save face. There is a gnawing underneath the skin A haunting howl amidst the din The storm winds settle and blow […]
Read Poem: AN INSTANT DREAM, by Katharine Lovejoy Berman — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.
I knew I had dozed I heard echoes of the voices from an instant dream. So many voices, a cacophony in my head. He didn’t know I had dozed No one did although it happened several times that day. He was still beside me, we were on the ship. The speaker was still speaking (I […]
POETRY Reading: The Old Man and the Tree, by Andrew Smith — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.
Peformed by Kat Smiley — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch
POETRY Reading: THE DEVIL’S CLUTCH, by Kevin Parish — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.
Performed by Kat Smiley — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch
POETRY Reading: End, by Christine Bolton — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.
Performed by Kat Smiley — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch
Read Poem: Genere is Friendship, by Mallika Kumar — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.
Dedicated to my friend Raghuvendra Sweet memories, that will always shine, Shimmering of them will do remind Of Someone who is very special. To some he’s a chattering box… For some a pain in the neck. This is what others perceive him as; Who fail to see a beautiful mind, a caring heart and a […]
