Saturday Poetry Corner Part 70: In The City Of Night

Tonight, a poem about the city by John Gould Fletcher.

Saturday Poetry Corner Part 69: Japanese Maple

Today, a poem thematically linked to Autumn, and yet touching some bitter truths.

 

Living With Leopards (2023)

 

This short documentary spanned 5 years of following one leopard family tree. I expected nothing informative from it, but somehow the Author/Narrator managed to include some info.

The screenshots below are mostly leopards, their eyes, grace and wonderful hunting technique.

Ilha Formosa Taiwan Where Mountains Meet the Sea (2008)

Some stills from this short (40-min) documentary, with no spoken language, only music.

OK, I lied, it's image-heavy. Some stills have subs with explanation what is shown. I kept some, because so little is known about this small country.

See, China, what did I do here?

Volcanoes - The Fires of Creation (2018)

 

This was a short documentary, with annoying narration. That's why I am weary of docus that are shown on some festivals etc. because they are so personal. And I don't care about it. Give me numbers, data, facts. I grew up with nature documentaries where sir Attenborough was giving the info on how long the flamingos' legs are. I want to learn something and it's not how the narrator felt, or pondering on flying bag as the meaning of life.

But oh well, some screenshots are nice.

Ghost of the Mountains (2017)

 

 

Few screenshots from the documentary on irbis, the snow leopard, this time from the national park deep in China plateau. 

You can also help a bit here: https://snowleopard.org/

Saturday Poetry Corner 68: The Conqueror Worm

Edgar Allan Poe is back (back back back)!

Saturday Poetry Corner 67: Les Malades

 

Today, a poem by Emile Verhaeren (1855–1916), a Belgian poet. 

I have to admit, I adore the metrum of French verses and the English translation, although good, pales with it.

Documentaries of 2022

In case anyone wants to watch some interesting documentaries, here's the list of the ones I've watched in the past year. Some are standalone films, and some are multi-episode series. And one is comprised of 7 seasons.

Saturday Poetry Corner 66: Annabel Lee

 I can't believe I haven't posted this yet, but it's never too late for some good E.A. Poe.