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Last year February, I wrote a post about “Spitting Ink – A Documentary About Poetry” directed by Ralph de Haan and Lars Siemens. The film premiered at the International IDFA festival and has screened at various film festivals since. A couple of days ago, Ralph contacted me to share that the film is now online. It is a must see, and if you haven’t done so yet, I suggest you sit back and take the time to do it now! In this documentary the directors tried to capture the essence of the poetry, as well as the poets who define the streets of New York. Spitting Ink follows eight spoken word artists as they traverse the streets, perform in situ, and talk about their motivation to write. Also check out the “Spelling Brooklyn” footage under the cut. Filmed in 2002, when they met up with Eric Guerrieri in 2002 at New York’s Bar13.

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