Street Poet panorama makes it to panoramas.dk -- I'm famous! ;-)

Zach Houston is a poet/artist who interacts with the public by going to them -- most recently at the Berkeley Bowl Marketplace in Berkeley, California. (Astute readers may remember my Berkeley Bowl contribution to the World Wide Panorama "MarketPlace")

Zach has a sign: "Poems About Anything", a trusty, green portable typewriter, a quick wit and a great attitude. He asks passers-by to give him a subject about which he'll compose a poem, right on demand. While people are shopping, he types out their poem on his portable typewriter, then delivers their poem to them as they leave the store. Many times they leave him a small donation.

Zach was cool enough to let me capture this panorama of him while he was typing out a poem (and getting invited to a pot luck dinner by a complete stranger). Then he read the poem aloud into my laptop, which recorded him using QuickTime 7. Thanks Zach!

When not prowling local markets for poetry victims aficionados recipients, Zach is currently taking part in a show called "Spaces in Conflict" at the brand new gallery "Samespace" in Oakland, California.

Enjoy the panorama at panoramas.dk via the main news page or direct link!

Well, I was finally able to capture something other than a building interior, devoid of people... ;-)

Cheers,

Patrick Cheatham
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CheathamLane | spinControl:VR
Berkeley, California
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