Friday Eye Candy: Dallas, Transformed Into Poetry

Dallas is a subject in a visual experiment titled "A City is a Poem."

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February 26, 2016, 8:00 AM PST

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


Robert Wilonsky shares a short film made by Andrew Holzschuh to kick of the Dallas Festival Ideas, held February 19-20, 2016, in Fair Park.

The film's title, "The City is a Poem," lives up to its subject matter, and you can watch it below.

A City is a Poem from Andrew Q Holzschuh on Vimeo.

According to the Vimeo page where the film is posted, the images in the film are backed by award-winning American slam poet Joaquin Zihuatenejo.

Monday, February 22, 2016 in The Dallas Morning News

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