CROW - written and read by Ted Hughes

[@justafilmguy1264]

This is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful poems ever written!

[@darrenfreeman4936]

So beautiful, spiritual and dreamy. Listening to this makes me feel I’m dreaming will awake and I feel the infinite space around me, looking on at the world through eyes not bound by time or space. I never knew words could be so powerful as to trip my mind

[@carolinemitchell5241]

Brilliant Ted Hughes. Never seen crows the same since reading Crow years ago.

[@vespelian5274]

An incredible poem and a little masterpiece of music and visualisation.

[@billinawe]

One of my favourite poets

[@ianrobison7740]

Wish I'd found this before reading Grief is the thing with Feathers by Max Porter. It puts it all in context now! Both blackly beautiful.

[@RabuRoyRuby-br1jo]

Thank you

[@vespelian5769]

The Crow poems are primal genius and only Hughes could truly do justice to his own work but he music and visualisation just add to the perfection.

[@iancrause1856]

Absolutely brilliant job of making a film around the recording - very few of these things are ever any good but this one is wonderful. I wish I could hear and see the whole book done like this. It's mesmerising.

[@oncealondoner9504]

Yoav Segal this is amazing! Thank you for making this. I've always loved Ted Hughes but you've taken this poemto a whole other level. The music and visuals are just sublime.

[@iansmith9125]

The pastoral that is not comforting, but full of terror. So very, very good ❤

[@mongoose000]

Reading, music, and imagery all aligned. Well done.

[@MrAdd1977]

absolutely love this video the music is perfect for this story.

[@aaronwilkins1843]

U mean poem....

[@yosegal]

By very clever chap called leafcutterjohn.com

[@mohammedchang]

Great video and sound and music. I just found Ted Hughes Crow at a book shop the other day but the book was an old expensive thing so I could only read and put it back and look again later in the internet for more and here I am. Thank you for this!

[@EmFo-sm5kx]

Crow, the Shadow, the trickster, the Mothman, the messenger you name it, it is present in every culture. A dark archetype, a poetic euphemism for the abyss...

[@alangreenwood454]

WOW JUST WOW

[@jmagley2]

Stunning, I had never read or heard Crow until this video and I was transfixed the entire time. Utterly beautiful

[@TheDreadfulCurtain]

Love Ted Hughes poetry so inspiring especially love hearing him read his poems.

[@billdenbrough501]

This is fantastic! Gaudete is another great book of his which I would love to hear him perform to music.

[@arianaverde]

beautiful video - thanks .

[@joseemartha]

Beautyfull

[@Brascofarian]

I love Crow, it redefined poetry for me. I think your art has done a fine job a capturing the feeling.

[@jynxzcharm1388]

❤️... 🌞.... 🌞.... This Poem, these visuals... 🌊🖤

[@endless2804]

I wonder how these images were created? Looks like a sort of ink blot type thing. Love it. Love the poem. Love Crow.

[@henrybishop7595]

Beautiful, thanks for creating

[@rhetttalley671]

Thank you for making this.

[@DonnaJaneSwallow43]

Oh wow!! Fabulous!

[@aaronwilkins1843]

I fucking love listening to Powys read their own work! Dylan Thomas and Hughes especially

[@katiev3803]

I love both these poets.

[@Wintis_Swizzle]

Best book I’ve ever read ❤

[@MZmizoxxx]

Nancy, Maisie, Aleks, Millie forever ❤❤❤❤

[@marionfilenius6]

I like it

[@ruthtimmins5482]

Stirring and beautiful, what are the titles of Leafcutter John's musical pieces?

[@yosegal]

Hey Ruth. The tracks were composed for the CROW play we worked on together so were never released.

[@ruthtimmins5482]

Oh I see. Thanks for reply

[@edwardspence5361]

Does anyone know how these visuals were made. Some of it looks like it could be simulated, but I suspect its mostly practical.

[@yosegal]

Hey Ed, all practical. Almost all Timelapse footage. Mostly playing with ink, heat, absorption, shrinkage and moisture.

[@angelachen4371]

Este tipo tenía un problema, era un buen poeta

[@carolinemitchell5241]

By the way, like this even more with the music.

[@yosegal]

Thanks! Music by the brilliant Leafcutter John.

[@carolinemitchell5241]

Thanks for that Yoav.

[@kas6223]

What type of animation is this?

[@yosegal]

It’s timelapse footage of natural processes that are then mirrored

[@kas6223]

@@yosegal Thank you so much for replying! Is there anywhere I can learn more about it & see more like it, this is absolutely incredible.

[@deborahvanderbeek4853]

I would love to hear this without the music. The poem and Hughes' voice is wonderful but I find it very distracting. It's not that I don't like the music (would rather like to hear it separately). But I very much want to be able to appreciate the poem on its own.

[@maxblinkhorn]

I don't like this overlay of music and visuals, setting someone else's notion of tension up. Hughes' voice is enough.

[@Brascofarian]

Interpretation is an art in and of itself.

[@googleisgay3289]

The navel actually does produce a flower, almost by definition, read whatever Bible you subscribe to. The poet missed a beat, but the recorders of this godawful nonsense missed too many several. I really don't like the soundtrack to this supposedly mean track.

[@Brascofarian]

"many several"

[@ManfromuncoolBlogspotstars]

Thank you