Name: In an Ideal World I'd Not be Murdered: the poetry film
Start: 2024-10-30T19:00:00Z
End: 2024-10-30T21:30:00Z
Location: The Club for Acts and Actors

In an Ideal World I'd Not be Murdered: the poetry film

Poetry Film Live

Chaucer Cameron & Helen Dewbery, with Rishika Williams performing 'to be heard'. Doors open at 6.30pm

The Club for Acts and Actors

In an Ideal World I’d Not Be Murdered is a poetry film collection. Written by Chaucer Cameron, it’s both a fictional and re-enacted story, and contains fragments of memory from a world of prostitution. (Based on poems published by Against the Grain Poetry Press in 2021.)Poetry film, in similar ways to written poetry, is an ideal vehicle to express the non-linear, fractured nature of memory and in particular traumatic memory. Memory that is fragmented and ambiguous and not necessarily experienced in a linear, time specific way - even though some moments may be remembered in acute detail. This poetry film collection contains those fragments of memory from a life once lived in prostitution - told in twelve poems, 3 voices, one city. Poetry film is also a perfect form for telling personal histories. It can present situations that repeat or change, can switch from light to dark, and can bear a burden that sometimes seems impossible.Representation of Memory and Trauma in In an Ideal World I’d Not Be Murdered How could memory and traumatic experience be visually represented in poetry film, without re-traumatising, fetishizing or stereotyping? How important is poetry film for Chaucer Cameron’s writing? This short video essay offers some insights into these questions.'to be heard', a long monosyllabic poem performed by Rishika Williams, breaks down complex material into single units of pronunciation in an effort to process the aftermath of violence. As a trauma narrative, it gives voice to the states of paralysis and speechlessness, portraying the poet as witness, victim and reveals a deeply fragmented self.

Chaucer Cameron is author of In an Ideal World I’d Not Be Murdered which was published by Against the Grain Press in 2021. Her poetry has also been published in journals, magazines, and anthologies. Chaucer is creator of Wild Whispers (2018) an international poetry film project, and has presented poetry film at various poetry and film festivals, including Zebra Poetry Film Festival in Berlin, Athens Poetry Film Festival, and Atticus Review Journal. Chaucer is poetry editor of the online magazine <a href="https://www.poetryfilmlive.com." title="https://www.poetryfilmlive.com." target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.poetryfilmlive.com.</a>Helen Dewbery has taught poetry film extensively, in person and online. Her work has appeared internationally at poetry and film festivals, where she has also presented talks and curations. For seven years she delivered a programme of poetry film events at Poetry Swindon Festival, including events in the community and an outdoor projection. Editor at <a href="https://www.poetryfilmlive.com" title="https://www.poetryfilmlive.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.poetryfilmlive.com</a> and poetry film editor at <a href="https://www.speltmagazine.com" title="https://www.speltmagazine.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.speltmagazine.com</a>Rishika Williams is a poet and performer who writes narrative poetry in the long form focussing on trauma and memory of gender-based violence. She has performed at survivor events, The Brighton Dome and at NYC and London Open mics. She is published in anthologies by City Lit, the Renard Press and on online platforms to include the Poetry School Blog. Her poem VAWG-1 was longlisted in the National Poetry Competition 2023.

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