Rattapallax DVD (issue 15) is a fusion between contemporary writing and film. Featured on the DVD magazine are works by Antonello Faretta, Guilherme Marcondes, Taatske Pieterson, Julian Gray, Kylie Hibbert, Avi Dabach, Abbas Saffari, Caecilia Tripp, Eugene Ostashevsky, Ima Aikio & Jason Lam. Special features on Billy Collins, John Giorno Yehuda Amichai, and the death of William Burroughs; award winning animated short films based on poems by William Blake and Sylvia Plath; and a hip-hop rendition of Gertrude Stein's poems by Jean Grae and DJ Spooky. Showcase of the winners from the Zebra Poetry Film Festival in Berlin. Buy for ONLY $6! [ learn more ]

The DVD is sold at St. Mark's Bookshop, 31 Third Ave., NYC (near Astor Place).

PAUSA: New Brasilian Media Art Featuring Arnaldo Antunes & others.

June 23-27, 2008. Jonathan Shorr Gallery, 109 Crosby St., NYC. Gallery hours: Tues-Sat. 11-6. Arnaldo Antunes is widely known as a musician (from 1982-1992 he was part of Titãs, one of Brazilian most beloved rock bands, and now works solo). His works of poetry include 2 ou + corpos no mesmo espaço (Persectiva, 1997). This program was supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts & Experimental Television Center.

WITH EVERY BREATH is a short documentary about African-American poet Lamont B. Steptoe, who is a long time resident of Philadelphia and Vietnam War Veteran. Steptoe, an American Book Award winner, deals with the many aspects of his life through his poetry from post-traumatic syndrome resulting from the war to his life as a gay man of color. This short poetic film encapsulates a compelling literary figure and his thirty-year life in Philadelphia. Premiered on WYBE's Philadelphia Stories. Produced, edited and directed by Ram Devineni and Rattapallax Films. [ more ].