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Category: Original Work

Youssef Alaoui: eternal city of mud

Posted on August 14, 2015October 2, 2026 by Evan Karp

A video love poem to the city of Fez, Ancient Medina, by Youssef Alaoui, who reads his poem, “Eternal City of Mud” along with his own original music. Enjoy: Eternal City of Mud from Youssef Alaoui on Vimeo.

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Video Poem: kai carlson-wee’s holes in the mountain

Posted on August 13, 2014September 28, 2026 by Evan Karp

Local poet Kai Carlson-Wee, who received the 2014 Missouri Review Editors’ Prize, recently made a video featuring his poem “Holes in the Mountain,” set over footage he shot while he and his brother Anders hopped freight trains from Oakland to Portland. Enjoy! Holes in the Mountain from Kai Carlson-Wee on Vimeo.

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