Pen-y-Ghent and Language

A video poem for Walk Number 7 from thecheesewolf’s series Ten Walks. This piece was filmed on Pen-y-Ghent (The Hill of the Winds) in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, northern England. One of the main themes of this poem is language and naming – in this case the names of hills. Pen-y-Ghent is believed to be the Brythonic name for the hill – it is very similar to the Welsh for “Hill of the Wind”. Clearly there is a Celtic resonance in the name, and there are many remnants of the pre-”English” cultures of the Dales. Indeed, on nearby Ingleborough there are the clear outlines of ancient round houses, and just up the dale from Pen-y-Ghent itself are the remains of a small Roman outpost.  If you are ever in this neck of the woods, do try to check out Pen-y-Ghent, and the other hills around (Ingleborough, Whernside, Buckden Pike etc). It is a special place, and the food, wildlife and walking are all wonderful.

 

if you would like to read the poem, go to www.thecheesewolf.wordpress.com, and look under the Ten Walks tab. Alternatively, click on the captions button on the video for a “sub-titled” version. this may not work on Kindles, for some reason.

 

A Breath (A Stream) – video poem

 

A video poem of the piece A Breath (A Stream). This video poem was filmed in the summer of 2013, and is of the upper reaches of the River Wharfe (Yorkshire Dales National Park, England). It is one of a series of video poems which I am making to accompany my 14 line poetry.

 

If you’d like to read the poem, the following link will take you there: www.thecheesewolf.wordpress.com

However, if you’d rather, you can click the youtube commentary box (bottom right of the video poem) and it will bring up the English “subtitles”. Just click it again to remove them. This facility doesn’t appear to work on Kindle, for some reason.

 

Enjoy!

 

a video poem by set around the site of a Roman fort on Mastile’s Lane, above Malham in the Yorkshire Dales.

The written version of this video poem can be found at:

www.thecheesewolf.wordpress.com

this video poem is copyright Gavin Jones 2013

Suburban Sylph of Crying Owls is a video poem for thecheesewolf (aka Gavin Jones)’s poem of the same name. This video poem features the artwork of Carine Brosse.

 

For the written version of this video poem, follow the link:

www.thecheesewolf.wordpress.com

 

this video poem is copyright Gavin Jones 2013

 

To praznino zapolnjujeva s pesmijo, in cvetovi, pticami in

ljubečimi besedami. Vendar v najini noči se vrzel vrne, in celo

solze se preprosto porabijo.

 

Dnevi in tedni vsak dodajo svoje vrstice, ki hladno zahtevajo

svoj davek, in tišina preganja nasmehe, ki jih tvoriva najine

solze ne bodo upočasnile potek časa.

 

Ne morem prenašati radosti, ki si jo zamudila. Tako tukaj sediva

in gledava sijaj žerjavice, ki drsi v pepel. Glasba potihne in

prepuščena sva

 

ničemur, samo spokojnosti, in solzam, ki se rojevajo, vendar

nikoli ne padejo.

 

 

Slovene version of the poem A Simple Song of Silence, translation by:

http://natasek.blogspot.co.uk/

 

trans. © Copyright 2013, Nataša Dolenc

original by Gavin Jones

 

 

Pungguk di antara bumi dan bulan

Menari di awang awangan

Meluncur, memanjat awan

Embun menanti penuh harapan

 

Mencabar deruan angin

Meniti malam yang dingin

Pandangan tajam menikam

Pabila bahaya mencengkam

 

Hilang seketika, tiba-tiba

Mengentap angan angan hiba

Terbang sayup, alah bergaya

Ajaib dan sungguh perkasa

 

Tiada yang anih lagi kerdil

Tiada yang mustahil.

 

 

Malay version of the poem “The Barn Owl”, translated by:

http://www.lapoesieparninotaziz.blogspot.co.uk/

 

trans. © Copyright 2013 ninotaziz

Original by Gavin Jones, 2013

Carine Brosse is an incredibly talented multimedia artist, living and working in the Yorkshire Dales. This is a detail of one of her artworks (part painting, part sculpture) based on my poetry.

alchemy

The Alchemy of Rains by Carine Brosse

The text for the poem can be found at:

http://thecheesewolf.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/the-alchemy-of-rains/

The website of Carine Brosse is:

http://www.onceuponatimeetc.com/

 

The Apple Trees is a video poem for thecheesewolf (aka Gavin Jones)’s poem, the written version of which can be found at:

www.thecheesewolf.wordpress.com

 

this video poem is copyright Gavin Jones 2013

For the Crossing is a video poem for thecheesewolf (aka Gavin Jones)’s poem, the written version of which can be found at:

www.thecheesewolf.wordpress.com

 

the video poem For the Crossing is copyright Gavin Jones 2013

 

Ariadne’s Ritual is a video poem for thecheesewolf (aka Gavin Jones)’s poem, first written for The Grassington Festival 2012. The written piece for this video poem can be found at:

www.thecheesewolf.wordpress.com

 

this video poem is copyright Gavin Jones 2013

 

The Minotaur’s Freedom is a video poem by thecheesewolf (aka Gavin Jones) it was written for The Grassington Festival 2012. The written version of this video poem can be found at:

www.thecheesewolf.wordpress.com

This video poem is copyright Gavin Jones 2013

 

The Song of Ondine is a video poem by film maker Rowan Minnis to accompany the poem by thecheesewolf (aka Gavin Jones). The written series for this video poem can be found at:

www.thecheesewolf.wordpress.com

 

poetry copyright Gavin Jones 2012
video poem copyright Rowan Minnis and Gavin Jones 2013

 

Thesmophoria (Song of Autumn) is a video poem by film maker Josh Parker to accompany the poem by thecheesewolf (aka Gavin Jones). The written series for this video poem can be found at:

www.thecheesewolf.wordpress.com

 

poetry copyright Gavin Jones 2012
video poem copyright Josh Parker and Gavin Jones 2013