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UN/WRITE

Interesting use of erasure to create poetry that changes with each word deletion.

This short animated film captured me from the get go, even as I was figuring out where it was going and what it was saying. It begins with a screen covered with words - too many words to read all at once because immediately it begins taking words away and as it does that your eyes and brain begin to see different word combinations and form new thoughts about them - distill, compress, breath, swallow, thing, ballad, riddle, void, start to... Then, words pop up onto the screen, forcing you to focus on them, and finally there is sound that accompanies the words - dreams, star stutter. I think about how all these words have meaning and the meaning changes from time to time.

The film's message is about the impact of words on us.

I give Un/Write 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

Interesting use of erasure to create poetry that changes with each word deletion.

This short animated film captured me from the get go, even as I was figuring out where it was going and what it was saying. It begins with a screen covered with words - too many words to read all at once because immediately it begins taking words away and as it does that your eyes and brain begin to see different word combinations and form new thoughts about them - distill, compress, breath, swallow, thing, ballad, riddle, void, start to... Then, words pop up onto the screen, forcing you to focus on them, and finally there is sound that accompanies the words - dreams, star stutter. I think about how all these words have meaning and the meaning changes from time to time.

The film's message is about the impact of words on us.

I give Un/Write 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

An erasure poem that teeters on obliteration, but ultimately veers back from the brink to reclaim creativity, inspiration, wonder and delight.