Motionpoems

Here’s a little black and white piece to take us into May. “Historical Fragment” was written by Eireann Lorsung, directed by Pablo Delcan, produced by Angella Kassube, and features drawings by Brian Rea. This was originally released as part of our Season 4 lineup, which was created in conjunction with Copper Canyon Press, Graywolf Press, Milkweed Editions, and The Best American Poetry.

She began to find playing cards everywhere and so she took to�looking for the ones she liked best (the Queen of Hearts, the�Ace of Hearts). She found cards with dotted designs, cards�prisoners had drawn by hand, Bicycle cards, Pinochle cards,�cards from airline passengers’ handbags, cards given out by�realtors as mnemonics for the houses they tried to sell. She�found several cards from the seventeen-hundreds. She rarely�had to look for them: they were stuck in hedges, strewn across�otherwise tidy front lawns. Early in the morning she would�walk out of the little brick house and there would be one lying�on the pavement or floating innocently down from the chess-�queen-shaped chimney pots. No one seemed to miss the cards�she took. They were all playing with full decks.

Historical Fragment | Poem by Éireann Lorsung | Film by Pablo Delcan Historial Fragment by Éireann Lorsung She began to find playing cards everywhere and so she took to looking for the ones she liked best (the Queen of Hearts,…

You may be asking yourself, “How can I be sure that I’m speaking to an actual introvert and not someone simply masquerading as one?”
Well here are a few telltale signs:
If the person wraps their arms around your shoulder as their introducing themselves to you for the first time, probably not an introvert.
If the person uses the words “unwind” and “nightclub” in the same sentence, probably not an introvert.
If the person attempts to engage in any conversation whatsoever about the weather and they are not from Minnesota, probably not an introvert.

Poem by Kevin Yang
Film by Vokee Lee

How To Love Your Introvert | Poem by Kevin Yang | Film by Vokee Lee How To Love Your Introvert by Kevin Yang 1. We introverts are not always the best at breaking the ice,     So, in order to get the ball rolling, we often…