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Liz Lochhead - 'A New View of Scotland/Love Poem'

Liz Lochhead - 'A New View of Scotland/Love Poem'
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  • Liz Lochhead - 'A New View of Scotland/Love Poem'
  • Duration: 02:59
  • Liz Lochhead introduces and reads her poem, 'A New View of Scotland / Love Poem'. She explains that, when asked about making a film to accompany the poem, she made the point that she had gone to a lot of trouble to create images through the words used; a film would perhaps be unnecessary or inappropriate. Key words in the poem are picked out and displayed as it is read.
  • Subject:

    English

       Topic:

    Poetry: Duffy Armitage Zephaniah Lochhead

  • Keywords: Hogmanay, memory, love, new year, interpretation, imagery, poetry, Liz Lochhead
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  • This clip would be valuable to anyone studying this poem or poetry in general. Is Liz Lochhead right in wishing to resist a visual interpretation of her poem? In which circumstances can pictures (still or moving) add to a poem? Why have the makers of this clip selected certain words? Students could be asked which words they would select for special treatment.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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