Xeni in POETRY magazine: "Everything Moves to Live."

The editors of Poetry magazine invited me to contribute a piece for the October issue.

This Poetry podcast episode includes a conversation between me and the magazine's editors about Éluard, Godard, mainframes, and "found poetry" online. Audio: MP3 Link.

My essay references this clip from Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville.

Incidentally, I'm told that there will be a new Criterion release, and a new theatrical release, of this great film in 2012.

Boing Boing editor/partner and tech culture journalist Xeni Jardin hosts and produces Boing Boing's in-flight TV channel on Virgin America airlines (#10 on the dial), and writes about living with breast cancer. Diagnosed in 2011. @xeni on Twitter. email: xeni@boingboing.net.

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IamInnocent

Gee, sort of the ultimate chaser for all that is wrong.
Aaron Hodges

‘Poetry’ is one of the only reasons I still make the trek down to the Barnes and Normal.
John Thomas

“Poetry is not adornment. Poetry is the truth.” Thanks for your essay, your sensitivity, and for the news that what is at least my favorite Godard film will soon be re released. As Alpha 60 continues to extend its rule this film seems even more relevant today.
Free Proud

In view of both poetry and Alphaville the English poet Tom Raworth’s recent publication might be of interest (and the title explanation).

http://tomraworth.com/notes/?p=2214

http://tomraworth.com/title.mov
Mike Baker

Beautifully written, Xeni. Thank you.
http://www.sriplaw.com/ Joel Rothman

Xeni, I don’t think it is accurate to say you are not a poet. You are!

The meaning behind your name is a poem in itself.

I would love to see you regularly highlight poets and poetry on the Boing.

Cory, nothing against SF, but if every few days or so you hit us with a metaphor like “the rays of your arms pierce the mist,” well, how much more wonderful would that day be?

Infinitely.