Tag Archives: Canadian Poet Ralph Alfonso

Ralph: Coffee, Jazz and Poetry (Part One)!

2 Nov

New entry on my blog at Bitlanders: Ralph: Coffee, Jazz and Poetry (Part One)! Please click here to read it!

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“Crawling around in a Fountain”, animation based on poetry and music by Ralph Alfonso!

31 Oct

New entry on my blog at Bitlanders: Crawling around in a fountain, animation based on poetry and music by Ralph Alfonso! Please click here to read it!

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Beatniks and a Beatnik

15 Jun

New entry on my blog at Film Annex: Beatniks and a Beatnik. Please click here to read it!

It’s about my adventures in Neo Beat culture!

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Ralph in spotlight

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Documentaries and Reflection (Part One)! The Poetry of Ralph Alfonso!

4 Jun

New entry on my blog at Film Annex: Documentaries and Reflection (Part One)! The Poetry of Ralph Alfonso! Please click here to read it!

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Animation and Reflection (Part 3)!

27 May

New entry on my blog today: Animation and Reflection (Part 3)! Please click here to read it!

It’s about my films based on the work of John Zorn and Ralph Alfonso.

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My documentary impulse!

10 May

New entry on my blog at Film Annex: My documentary impulse! Please click here to read it!

It’s about the reasons why I made my documentaries on poet Ralph Alfonso, artist Mark Adair and animator Jonathan Amitay!

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Zine Collage!: the making of “RALPH: Coffee, Jazz and Poetry” Part 12

22 Feb

New Entry on my blog at Film Annex: Zine Collage!: the making of “RALPH: Coffee, Jazz and Poetry” Part 12. Please click here to read it!

It’s about the review of zine covers that I edited into the documentary during Ralph’s song “Bongo Beat”!

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An Incredible Body of Work: Part 2: An Interview with Poet Ralph Alfonso

21 Feb

New Entry on my blog at Film Annex: An Incredible Body of Work: Part 2: An Interview with Poet Ralph Alfonso. Please click here to read it!

Ralph talks about his poetry and touring with the Beatnik Folk Pop Explosion!

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Punk and the Early Years! An Interview with Ralph Alfonso, Part One

20 Feb

New Entry on my blog at Film Annex: Punk and the Early Years! An Interview with Ralph Alfonso, Part One. Please click here to read it!

Ralph is the subject of my documentary, “RALPH: Coffee, Jazz and Poetry”. He talks about how he started writing poetry and how he ended up managing a punk band, “The Diodes” and a punk club, “Crash N’ Burn”.

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Playing Around: the importance of Play!

19 Feb

New entry on my Blog at Film Annex: Playing Around: the importance of Play. Please click here to read it!

It’s about….well….the importance of play when you’re making art!

I talk about the approach I used for my movies:

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Man Versus Geometry

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Tara’s Dream

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Amoeba

and

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The Goatee Club!