The theme is "My Tropical Malady."
For this happening, we are taking inspiration from the 2004 film by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Tropical Malady. If you haven't seen it -- well, see it. But, until then: it's a romance set in rural Thailand that evolves into a haunting journey into the jungle, myth, and the self.
We're encouraging artists to engage in some creative, surprising way with Apichatpong's film: his story, his images, his characters, his landscape, his ideas.
To spur possible inspiration, here are a few clips from the film:
Clip #1
Clip #2
and here's the trailer:
But if you've got a poem, film, or piece of fiction about some other sort of "tropical malady," either literal or metaphorical, of the mind or of the body, of course we'd welcome that as well.
If you're interested in performing, email us right away at bangkokpoetry@gmail.com -- spaces are going swiftly.
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