From Ambient 3: Day of Radiance by Brian Eno and Laraaji: "The Dance #1"

Day of Radiance

In need of escape

Band of Horses:  "Laredo"

Bloody Loser

And the winner of the 2012 Write Bloody Publishing contest is...

...not me.

My video was viewed an incredible 13,000+ times (how many poems this year have been read / heard that many times!?), and it gathered 311 "like" / votes, ranking it 3rd place in votes. Ultimately, I guess my manuscript didn't impress enough, though.

I do want to thank Write Bloody and offer a sincere congrats to Aaron Samuels, Miles Walser, Khary Jackson, and Jason Bayani. Write Bloody is an incredible press, one of the most foward-thinking presses out there. They seem to have a very supportive and close relationship with their authors, and their authors seem to have that kind of relationship with each other. Just as much as I'm sorry I won't get to publish my book, I'm sorry I won't get to be a part of that community.  Finding a way to get my poems out there is indeed seeming more elusive.

I'm taking the summer and my time in India to reflect on what might come next. For now, I can't get this out of my mind:

Polaroid Posters

I sell Polaroid posters! Made from images I have taken, 18 inches by 18 inches. I don't frame them, but 18 x 18 frames are available online. $30 per poster, includes shipping. I can make a poster with borders from any of my Image Spectra Polaroids (the square size), or one without borders from any of my Polaroid 600 / SX 70 (classic size).

Check out my flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kvaughn75/) to see more of my Polaroids. I'll also be posting more there in the next week.

To order, send me an email at kylev75[at]gmail[dot]com. I'll ship within about a week (shipping is included in the poster price).

Feature at the Impossible Project Blog

A big thanks to the Impossible Project. I'm featured on their blog today. Check out all their beautiful projects, their film, and their blog.

Here's a direct link to the post featuring my video and my thoughts on instant film:

http://blog.the-impossible-project.com/viewfinder-kyle-vaughn

Here's the link to the main page of their blog:

http://blog.the-impossible-project.com/

And here's their main site:

http://www.the-impossible-project.com/

Here's one of my favorite shots I've taken with Impossible film.



Woman Horse Car Steam. Camera: Polaroid Image Spectra. Film: Impossible Project PZ 680 Color Shade. New York, NY. March 2012.

Poetry Video: Robert Bly, "Stealing Sugar from the Castle"

Another great poetry video. Robert Bly is one of my heroes.

Poetry Video: Black Glass Soliloquy by Ben Mirov

Participating in the finals for Write Bloody Publishing's 2012 contest, I submitted a video in support of my manuscript. So as I've been watching the other videos and keeping an eye on the votes, I've been in a poetry video mindset. I ran across this one today (not related to the contest). It's incredible.