For today’s dVerse OLN, I have posted a live, Spoken Word Performance, I did in 1999, of my original poem, “Memphis Red”, written in 1987. In 2001 I created a brief multi-media A/V movie to accompany my live reading. I invite you to relax, then click the white arrow in the red box below, to watch and listen to “Memphis Red”. Please enjoy! 🙂
rob kistner © 1987, 1999, 2001, 2022
Open Link Night Poetry at: dVerse
** If you would like to read my poem “Little Death”, which I read on November 10th, for the dVerse Open Link Night (OLN): CLICK HERE
Wow! This is amazing, Rob! ??????
Did you also do the art and music for the video?
It’s really wonderful. ????????
Thank you Merril, very much, do pleased you enjoyed it. The music was on a live reel to reel recording I captured in 1969 of a blues performance, which I placed into the Garage Band App years ago, but not all my band mates. The art pieces are collected snippets I have gathered over the past 50 years, they didd not all start out digital. Some I converted to files. I’m not even certain anymore where all of them came from. I did the audio/video production on the application called GarageBand. I wrote the original poem back in the late 80s and I made the original recording of the poem, again on GarageBand, in 2000 — then I mixed and added the video collage the next year. I had a youTube channel called EyePoems for a short while. These are the type of my productions that I used to post on there. The creation of one such production, once I had finished the poem, could stretch over a couple days. I loved creating these A/V poem movies. It all just got to be too much work, as my health began seriously failing. I just happen to stumble across this particular piece a while ago, looking through my archives. Thought I’d share it today — no good reason, Jus For Fun. 🙂
Stunning, stunning write Rob! It was wonderful having you with us tonight at dVerse LIVE 😀
Thank you Sanaa. I look forward to these get togethers. I for one wish we did it weekly — or at least twice a month. Once simply is nog enough… 🙂
Eye, ear, brain bliss, Rob. Beele St. Bourbon.
Nice to hear you read at OLN tonight & thanks for all the pos comments on the blog, etc. You da man.
Thank you brother. Missed your smiling face today Ron. I loved your little hand wave… 🙂 you my dude, dude! 🙂
You know we are still 16 in our minds. I love your intriguing story. It is so full of passion and desire, that can only end with a little death! Your video is spectacular. The colors just pop! Well done my friend. Never stop dreaming!
Thanks Dwight… 🙂
OMG!!!!
You blew me away with this masterpiece Rob.
Much????love
Thank you Gillena, I’n pleased you enjoyed it… 🙂
I like especially when the guitar opens up to reveal his hands. Wonderful atmosphere throughout.
Thank you Kerfe… 🙂
I like Red. Blood and Bone. Your voice sounds like I imagine his does. Well done, artsy and creative.
Thank you Yvonne… 🙂
I really loved to hear you read this, thank you for the inspiration… I think Youtube is the best platform for you. I look forward to more.
Thank you Bjorn… 🙂 This is 12 years old, new ones are most difficult with my health issues. I originally had crested six (6) of these type productions. I will try to dig up some of those.
Wow! Mind-blowing, Rob! This is truly stunning. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you Punam, you’re welcome… 🙂