a video poem by Katie Dozier (2024)
Nikon Z8 / 4K / 2160 x 3840 / MP4 / 2:13
Kate Dozier (KHD) is the author of Watering Can, co-author of Hot Pink Moon, haiku editor of ONE ART: A Journal of Poetry, and a Series Editor at Rattle Magazine.
“Howling” is the culmination of KHD: var(listen). throughout October 2024, KHD explored different modes of listening–both in person and online through a series of social media polls. the cryptopoetry community voted on different elements of an original poem that would become “Howling.”
one of the elements voted on was the form of this poem, a braided haibun. the haibun form dates back centuries and this particular type of experimental haibun incorporates a three-line, non-syllabic haiku that is interwoven with the prose poem. the end of “Howling” features a reveal of the braided haiku. the narration and cinematography were crafted by the poet.