Poet: Zachary Schomburg

Costa Rica by Zachary Schomburg

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According to the Vimeo desciption, “Costa Rica” appears in Zachary Schomburg’s latest collection, Fjords (see the review by J.A. Taylor at The Nervous Breakdown). Not sure how I missed this when he uploaded it 8 months ago, but it’s as good as any poem-film he’s ever made, proving once again that Schomburg is not just a inventive poet but one of our most adept video interpreters of his own work.

I’m Sorry I Missed Your Birthday Party by Zachary Schomburg

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I keep forgetting to revisit Zachary Schomburg’s Vimeo archives and grab the videos I haven’t shared here yet. This one’s a wonderfully mysterious, brief film with an insanely meta beginning. The poem is from Schomburg’s collection Scary, No Scary.

The Space Between Burned Out Suns by Emily Kendal Frey and Zachary Schomburg

Zachary Schomburg’s film for a poem from Something Should Happen at Night Outside, a collaboration with Emily Kendal Frey.

The World by Zachary Schomburg

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Another videopoem by Zachary Schomburg in support of his collection Scary, No Scary.

The Black Hole by Zachary Schomburg

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Another “poem film” by Zachary Schomburg in support of his collection Scary, No Scary.

You Must Choose Between Floating… by Zachary Schomburg

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Another of Zachary Schomburg’s minimalist videopoems in support of his collection Scary, No Scary. (I think this one falls into the “scary” category.) The full title of the poem is “You Must Choose Between Floating Eternally in a Buoyant Cage of Hummingbird Bones Down a River of Lava or a River of Blood.”

Your Limbs Will Be Torn Off in a Farm Accident by Zachary Schomburg

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Always good to see an accomplished poet who’s also adept at filmmaking. The poem is from his second book, Scary, No Scary.

Look Through a Complex Eye and See 1000 of Everything by Zachary Schomburg

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Layne Braunstein directed, designed and animated this film for Born Magazine, where the original Flash version still lives (along with the text). Thanks to producer Fake Love for uploading it to Vimeo.

Zachary Schomburg’s website appears to be out of commission, but he does have a blog, as well as a Vimeo account — turns out he makes videopoems himself, too. (Look for examples here in the coming weeks.) The poem is from his second book, Scary, No Scary.