Poetry Light Night
Poets Rommi Smith and Tony Walsh bring John Ruskin’s writing to life through poetry films projected onto Sheffield’s Upper Chapel.
Poetry Light Night brought the writing of John Ruskin to life through poetry, film and light in Sheffield.
Commissioned by Off the Shelf Festival of Words and run by Word Life in partnership with Ruskin Sheffield, the project invited poets Rommi Smith and Tony Walsh to create original poems inspired by their own interpretations of Ruskin’s writing.
Filmmakers Annie Watson and Rob Speranza then transformed the poems into films. These were projected onto the Upper Chapel in Sheffield, bringing poetry, art and film together in the heart of the city.
Watch Poetry Light Night to see how Ruskin’s writing inspired two contemporary poets and became a visual experience for audiences in Sheffield.
Credits
- Poetry by Rommi Smith (Poet)
- Poetry by Tony Walsh (Poet)
- Video by Annie Watson (Subject Group Leader Film Production at Sheffield Hallam University)
- Video by (Director at )
