ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Poetry film

Okay kiddo, let's talk about poetry films. Have you ever read a poem, or heard someone read a poem out loud? Well, a poetry film is a video that combines a poem with images, sound, and sometimes even some movement.

It's like watching a story unfold before your very eyes, but instead of words in a book, it's spoken aloud or put up on a screen. And, the images that accompany the poem help to bring the words to life, so you can really feel what the author is trying to convey.

Think of it like a picture book, but instead of just looking at pictures and reading words, you get to watch and listen too. Poems can be very emotive, and when combined with visuals, they create a powerful experience that can help us understand and appreciate the world around us in new ways.

So, a poetry film is a creative way to express emotion and bring to life the expressive power of poetry through the combination of visuals, sounds, and movement. It's like an art project that takes the written word and spins it into something like a mini-movie, that can sometimes be just a few minutes or sometimes longer!