Two of my poems are being turned into animations by Karen Richardson to be screened on the TV sets in Toronto’s Subway system during all-nighter Nuit Blanche (September 29th). Here’s the press release:

Onestop Network and Art for Commuters Present…

WORDS TRAVEL FAST

at Scotiabank Nuit Blanche

Animations based on the work of three Toronto writers will be screened in subway stations across the city from dusk ’til dawn (starting at 7:03 pm, September 29, 2007).

Even your ride to Nuit Blanche will be filled with art! For the first time ever, the TTC will keep part of its subway service open all night long. Half-a-dozen Words Travel Fast animations will be playing on Onestop’s network of subway station television screens for the entire twelve hours, without interruption from news flashes and marketing. Experience media art that expands the possibilities for both poetry and motion-graphics in this unique venue. (more…)