Splake's new dvd "the cliffs" is now available from the Vertin Press in Calumet, MI. It's a little different from the previous one. This time Margaret and Emery's favourite son reads not only his own work but also a collection of poems by some of his "friends and inspirations", to borrow a quote from myself: Norb Blei's unappreciated magnum opus "Second Novel", Richard Brautigan, Albert Huffstickler, Jim Chandler, Carter Monroe. And tks himself features less; he sits near to the camera and lets the wind create the visual drama turning a Tibetan Prayer flag at Point Betsy or fluttering the leaves somewhere else along the trail. Another poem is read while the camera, in close-up, watches rain falling on the surface of a stream. It's unorthodox but splake's desire is to create artful works full of energy and surprise, not have a late career in Hollywood; and he succeeds. He's also writing a love letter to the wilderness around Calumet, catching what he loves for all of us to see, and there's no better business for a poet to be engaged in. After watching the movie I sat down, so full of poetry was I, and wrote a little one of my own. You will want to do the same.
Visit splake's website at http://www.vertinpress.com for details about how to purchase this and other dvds and books.
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