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SUMMARY:Un-Closing Captions: possibilities for descriptive text
DESCRIPTION:Un-Closing Captions: possibilities for descriptive text\nApril 29 | Chill-X Studio\n3 pm to 5pm\nAdv. $10 or by donation | $10 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) \nAdvance tickets for this event here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/captioning-and-scoring-poems-workshop\nBuy a Verses Festival pass HERE \nLed by Vancouver Poet Laureate Elee Kraljii Gardiner\, Elana Brief and Dani Rodriguez\nClosed captions are an important accessibility feature for many viewers. But\, as artist Christine Sun Kim points out\, descriptive subtitles for the musical soundtrack in videos often default to something unspecific such as [MUSIC PLAYING]. How can we\, as poets\, explode the form of the subtitle and open meaning for people who rely on captions? In this participatory\, creative\, and generative workshop facilitated by Vancouver Poet Laureate Elee Kraljii Gardiner and Citizen Poets Elana Brief and Dani Rodriguez\, we will experiment with creating closed captions that transmit mood and flavour and perhaps open new pathways into poetic practice. We will play with associative language\, surrealism\, and other tactics as we respond to samples of live acoustic fiddle and recorded sound. This playful and positive workshop is for anyone curious and willing to share knowledge. \nElee Kraljii Gardiner is the author of two poetry collections (Trauma Head\, serpentine loop) and the editor of two essay collections (Against Death: 35 Essays on Living and V6A: Writing from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside). A frequent collaborator with choreographers\, musicians\, sound and visual artists\, Elee is currently collaborating with nature via a series of durational art installations that investigate cultural ideas regarding the passing of time. She directs Vancouver Manuscript Intensive and is the seventh poet laureate of Vancouver\, learning in community via the sound-based legacy project Here\, Hearing. Her new book\, sometimes\, forest\, is just out from Talonbooks. \nElana Brief weaves together a life of poetry\, music\, motherhood\, scientific research and community engagement. She relies on her synesthesia to bring words to the experience of sound. Elana was named one of the 2025 Citizen Poets as part of Elee Kraljii Gardiner’s Here\, Hearing Project. In that role\, she tumbled into a world of creativity\, expertise and generosity. Elana wishes to share this joyful experience of togetherness in sound and word at Verses 2026 \nBorn and raised in Mexico\, Dani Rodríguez Chevalier writes and translates from unceded Coast Salish territories (Vancouver\, BC). Her work has appeared in PRISM International\, Volume and carte blanche. Her co-translation of JAWS is forthcoming with Cardboard House Press (2026). She is part of eclectic artist collectives mim and El Mashup\, a programmer at the Vancouver Latin American Film Fest\, and co-host of Vivaporú on CiTR 101.9FM. She believes engaging in accessibility as a creative practice can unlock worlds of wonder and unexpected poetry. Named Citizen Poet in 2025\, Dani is eternally lured by food\, sound\, water\, and the archive.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/captioning-and-scoring-poems-workshop/
LOCATION:Chill-X Studio\, 2270 Manitoba Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Development,Verses,Verses 2026
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