Videos
Sometimes I get recorded and put on the internets. So, for those of you interested in hearing me either a) talk about myself or b) reading my poems please see below.
Golden Hour Infused and Bemused Tour
Introducing – The Golden Hour
Back in October we hit the road in the Gorilla Perfumes tour bus and made beautiful music and words happen all over the UK’s favourite cities. We furthermore cannot be held accountable for the brief and slight olfactory improvements made in those cities. It was an incredible ride, and for those of you who missed us we present a brief video journey across the island. All the films were done by Luke Flemming on our Golden Hour ‘Infused & Bemused Tour’.
Golden Hour – Manchester – Billy Liar
Golden Hour – London – Robin Grey and Collisions Dance
Golden Hour – Edinburgh – Inspace
Golden Hour – Leeds – Robin Grey and Collisions Dance
Golden Hour – Oxford – Garance Lewis
Golden Hour – Sheffield – Hayley Beavis
Golden Hour – Brighton – Hannah Moulette / Ruth Skipper
Golden Hour – Stirling – Andy McKay
Golden Hour – Newcastle – Billy Liar and Ryan Van Winkle
Golden Hour – Stirling – Lake Montgomery
NITE FITE!
A few years ago Dan Meth and Mark Vitelli called me up and asked me what I thought about pizza. I forgot about it and so did the internet. And then they remembered and the internet remembered and suddenly I was this cartoon.
LushTV
In July, 2012 I was lucky to be invited to Lush Fest. A gathering of employees and friends of the greatest smelling company in the world. It was also one of the best-smelling, if not wettest festivals I’d even attended. However, despite only having a pair of flip-flops for footware, I and everyone there, had a great time. Here’s a glimpse of my poetry reading. A little collage poem from the day’s headlines. Some worked better than others as “poetry” but everybody had a good time and no one got hurt.
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Book Preview
by Ericka Duffy
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Ericka Duffy put together this little pre-book launch video for my collection ‘Tomorrow, We Will Live Here.’ It is filmed at the lovely Sip N’ Snip hair saloon and Massage Corner during a massive party at Forest. It was awkward. I drank my way through it.
Ryan Van Winkle at Sip N’ Snip Video
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Interview at Phoenix Arts Club, November 2010
by Lee Smith
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Lee, my editor at Salt Publishing, interviewed me before the the launch of my first book. It was lovely to have my friends around and special thanks to Mikey Krumins for the tequila!
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Highlights of Salt Launch, November 2010, London
by Lee Smith
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My book launched along-side the other Crashaw Prize winners: Andrew Pidoux, Nick Potamitis, Susannah Rickards, Jonty Tiplady, and Anna Woodford. We all performed to a packed room of appreciative guests. It was such a relaxed and inviting event, and the perfect way to launch these stunning debut collections.You can learn more about the other wondrous wizards as well as find information about the Crashaw Prize on Salt’s website.
Ryan Van Winkle and Crashaw Prize Winners 2010
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See the Poems, Read the Poems on ‘How Pedestrian‘
‘How Pedestrian’ is a vibrant and unique poetic resource featuring random people in random places reading poems. I was flattered that Katherine Leyton chose to celebrate the release of my first ever collection of poems (Tomorrow, We Will Live Here) by featuring strangers reading my poems. For those of you who haven’t bought the book, you can read and hear samples of my work and, if you dig it, please consider buying a copy here.
For the sake of laziness the videos are all below but definitely check out the How Pedestrian site. It is a great way to introduce yourself to very high quality contemporary poetry. I cannot recommend it enough! Thanks Leyton!
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Here are my videos (links will get you to a page where you can read the poems as well).
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“Babel” can be found in Ryan Van Winkle‘s collection Tomorrow, We Will Live Here.
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Columbia University. In the middle of the night. On a brutally cold evening in December. I love this video.
“Necessary Astronomy” can be found in Ryan Van Winkle‘s collection Tomorrow, We Will Live Here.
Ryan Van Winkle – Necessary Astronomy – NYC
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In New York and featuring poems from Tomorrow, We Will Live Here, the new collection from Conneticut-born poet Ryan Van Winkle. This reading was shot at International House in Manhatten. Do any of you recognize the music?
Ryan Van Winkle – The Day He Went to War – NYC
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I can’t seem to make the video work for below. But you can see me read if you follow the link…
Ryan Van Winkle – The Apartment – Istanbul
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In this video, Ryan reads “My 100-Hundred-Year-Old-Ghost” while on tour with The Golden Hour in London. A big thanks to Ericka Duffy for shooting the video.
Ryan Van Winkle – My 100-Year-Old Ghost – London
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Word Express with Literature Across Frontiers
I’ve been very lucky to travel, translate and perform with the good people of Word Express who promote international collaboration and understanding via literature. It is a great organization with a vibrant website filled with other excellent international writers. If you don’t believe me, check the site. Below, you’ll find some videos of me reading in Istanbul. I can’t seem to make Vimeo work on this site so you’ll have to click along to see the videos where you’ll also see the text of the poems.
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Darkness on the Edge of Toast
from Literature Across Frontiers
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The Apartment
from Literature Across Frontiers
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Stir the Soup With Uncle Beasley
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It was a special treat to be invited to play at Fence Collective’s Home Game. I got to tell a dirty story about Christoper Walken and read a poem with a pretty awesome band.
Ryan Van Winkle with Uncle Beasley – ‘Stir the Soup’
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Cartoons with Dan Meth
Dan Meth and I made a ridiculous cartoon about a ram named George who runs a talent company which brings terrible comics to inappropriate places. These cartoons, are perhaps, the thing I’m most proud of creating in my life.
Episode One
In which George coins a new phrase and a Giant Paying Mantis kills at a nursing home.
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Dan Meth – Cavalcade of Laffs Episode 1
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Episode Two
In which George brings comedy to the skies.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJlcBExwUMM>
Dan Meth – Cavalcade of Laffs Episode 2
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Edwin Morgan’s Gorgo & Beau
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feL4rY3FiSs
The lovely Marjory Crooks filmed this ridiculous ‘acting’ out of Edwin Morgan’s Gorgo & Beau. It features myself and the irrepressible Russell Jones. Watch it and mourn what stage and screen has lost. Truly, these two poets are squandering their thespian chops. You can see more of Marjory Crooks work with other poets here.
Literature Across Frontiers
The fantastic Bulgarians of the great city of Sofia show me some love and some middle fingers. A totally awesome trip made possible by the fine folks at Literature Across Frontiers. Made some lovely friends with some wonderful poets over there, including SJ Fowler, who took this video.
