10/24/2014 - David Messineo Introduces Himself to the World - South Africa Historiopticon Debut
The award-winning Publisher and Poetry Editor of Sensations Magazine (sensationsmag.com) completes his lifetime goal of sharing his poetry with audiences on six continents, with this feature reading at the Edna Fourie Gallery - part of the 2nd Annual McGregor Poetry Festival held in McGregor, South Africa. This feature reading showcased selected poems from David's eighth published poetry collection, the 324-page Historiopticon, available at blurb.com. In the background of these videoclips are artwork created by Edna Fourie - this reading of works from Historiopticon interacted with the artwork, creating a unique interactive merging of these very different artistic disciplines. Artist Edna Fourie has provided permission to Mr. Messineo to place these video clips with her artwork in the background - all filmed at the Edna Fourie Gallery in McGregor, South Africa on Friday October 24, 2014 - on YouTube for the enjoyment and education of future generations.
10/24/2014 - David Messineo - The Me Who May Or May Not Be Me (from Historiopticon)
The award-winning Publisher and Poetry Editor of Sensations Magazine (sensationsmag.com) completes his lifetime goal of sharing his poetry with audiences on six continents, with this feature reading at the Edna Fourie Gallery - part of the 2nd Annual McGregor Poetry Festival held in McGregor, South Africa. This feature reading showcased selected poems from David's eighth published poetry collection, the 324-page Historiopticon, available at blurb.com. In the background of these video clips are artwork created by Edna Fourie - this reading of works from Historiopticon interacted with the artwork, creating a unique interactive merging of these very different artistic disciplines. Artist Edna Fourie has provided permission to Mr. Messineo to place these video clips with her artwork in the background - all filmed at the Edna Fourie Gallery in McGregor, South Africa on Friday October 24, 2014 - on YouTube for the enjoyment and education of future generations. This is the concluding poem from the Historiopticon feature/book debut in South Africa. In a rare live performance of this poem, David describes in great detail a recurring dream he has had at different stages of his life, and ponders the meaning of dreams, the potential transit of a soul from one world to another while we sleep, alternate realities, time travel, and all the unanswered mysteries those concepts bring. This poem is from Part 3 of Historiopticon, When Time Travel Became Real.
10/24/2014 - David Messineo - Conceiving Television at Age 14 Atop a Plow in Rigby, Idaho
The award-winning Publisher and Poetry Editor of Sensations Magazine (sensationsmag.com) completes his lifetime goal of sharing his poetry with audiences on six continents, with this feature reading at the Edna Fourie Gallery - part of the 2nd Annual McGregor Poetry Festival held in McGregor, South Africa. This feature reading showcased selected poems from David's eighth published poetry collection, the 324-page Historiopticon, available at blurb.com. In the background of these videoclips are artwork created by Edna Fourie - this reading of works from Historiopticon interacted with the artwork, creating a unique interactive merging of these very different artistic disciplines. Artist Edna Fourie has provided permission to Mr. Messineo to place these video clips with her artwork in the background - all filmed at the Edna Fourie Gallery in McGregor, South Africa on Friday October 24, 2014 - on YouTube for the enjoyment and education of future generations. This is poem 7 in the Historiopticon feature/book debut in South Africa. In this poem, David puts his poetic spin on a true story: the circumstances under which then 14-year-old Philo T. Farnsworth came up with a key scientific breakthrough, leading Farnworth to invent electronic television a few years later.
10/24/2014 - David Messineo - Variolation at Valley Forge, 1778 (from Historiopticon)
DescriptionThe award-winning Publisher and Poetry Editor of Sensations Magazine (sensationsmag.com) completes his lifetime goal of sharing his poetry with audiences on six continents, with this feature reading at the Edna Fourie Gallery - part of the 2nd Annual McGregor Poetry Festival held in McGregor, South Africa. This feature reading showcased selected poems from David's eighth published poetry collection, the 324-page Historiopticon, available at blurb.com. In the background of these videoclips are artwork created by Edna Fourie - this reading of works from Historiopticon interacted with the artwork, creating a unique interactive merging of these very different artistic disciplines. Artist Edna Fourie has provided permission to Mr. Messineo to place these video clips with her artwork in the background - all filmed at the Edna Fourie Gallery in McGregor, South Africa on Friday October 24, 2014 - on YouTube for the enjoyment and education of future generations. This is poem 4 in the Historiopticon feature/debut in South Africa. In this poem, David details the secret and successful attempt by General George Washington to inoculate the Continental Army from smallpox, which happened during the winter at Valley Forge, 1778.
10/24/2014 - David Messineo - Nieuw Amsterdam 1629: A Dutch Sonnet (from Historiopticon)
The award-winning Publisher and Poetry Editor of Sensations Magazine (sensationsmag.com) completes his lifetime goal of sharing his poetry with audiences on six continents, with this feature reading at the Edna Fourie Gallery - part of the 2nd Annual McGregor Poetry Festival held in McGregor, South Africa. This feature reading showcased selected poems from David's eighth published poetry collection, the 324-page Historiopticon, available at blurb.com. In the background of these videoclips are artwork created by Edna Fourie - this reading of works from Historiopticon interacted with the artwork, creating a unique interactive merging of these very different artistic disciplines. Artist Edna Fourie has provided permission to Mr. Messineo to place these video clips with her artwork in the background - all filmed at the Edna Fourie Gallery in McGregor, South Africa on Friday October 24, 2014 - on YouTube for the enjoyment and education of future generations. This is poem 2 from the Historiopticon reading/debut in South Africa. Here, Mr. Messineo describes in detail what New York City (Nieuw Amsterdam) looked like in 1629.
10/24/2014 - David Messineo - Cahokia (Poem 1, Historiopticon, S. Africa Debut)
The award-winning Publisher and Poetry Editor of Sensations Magazine (sensationsmag.com) completes his lifetime goal of sharing his poetry with audiences on six continents, with this feature reading at the Edna Fourie Gallery - part of the 2nd Annual McGregor Poetry Festival held in McGregor, South Africa. This feature reading showcased selected poems from David's eighth published poetry collection, the 324-page Historiopticon, available at blurb.com. In the background of these videoclips are artwork created by Edna Fourie - this reading of works from Historiopticon interacted with the artwork, creating a unique interactive merging of these very different artistic disciplines. Artist Edna Fourie has provided permission to Mr. Messineo to place these video clips with her artwork in the background - all filmed at the Edna Fourie Gallery in McGregor, South Africa on Friday October 24, 2014 - on YouTube for the enjoyment and education of future generations.
10/24/2014 - David Messineo - The Last Note (from Historiopticon)
The award-winning Publisher and Poetry Editor of Sensations Magazine (sensationsmag.com) completes his lifetime goal of sharing his poetry with audiences on six continents, with this feature reading at the Edna Fourie Gallery - part of the 2nd Annual McGregor Poetry Festival held in McGregor, South Africa. This feature reading showcased selected poems from David's eighth published poetry collection, the 324-page Historiopticon, available at blurb.com. In the background of these videoclips are artwork created by Edna Fourie - this reading of works from Historiopticon interacted with the artwork, creating a unique interactive merging of these very different artistic disciplines. Artist Edna Fourie has provided permission to Mr. Messineo to place these video clips with her artwork in the background - all filmed at the Edna Fourie Gallery in McGregor, South Africa on Friday October 24, 2014 - on YouTube for the enjoyment and education of future generations. David has chosen not to upload poems 8 and 9 from this reading as of this writing. This is poem 10 from the Historiopticon feature/book debut in South Africa. In this poem, David brings to poetic life a well-remembered world event from April, 1912.
10/24/2014 - David Messineo performs Marvelous Coney Island by Guy Wetmore Carryl
The award-winning Publisher and Poetry Editor of Sensations Magazine (sensationsmag.com) completes his lifetime goal of sharing his poetry with audiences on six continents, with this feature reading at the Edna Fourie Gallery - part of the 2nd Annual McGregor Poetry Festival held in McGregor, South Africa. This feature reading showcased selected poems from David's eighth published poetry collection, the 324-page Historiopticon, available at blurb.com. In the background of these videoclips are artwork created by Edna Fourie - this reading of works from Historiopticon interacted with the artwork, creating a unique interactive merging of these very different artistic disciplines. Artist Edna Fourie has provided permission to Mr. Messineo to place these video clips with her artwork in the background - all filmed at the Edna Fourie Gallery in McGregor, South Africa on Friday October 24, 2014 - on YouTube for the enjoyment and education of future generations. This is poem 6 of the Historiopticon feature/book debut in South Africa - but this poem is not Mr. Messineo's, and it is not from Historiopticon. David here performs Guy Wetmore Carryl's 1903 poem Marvelous Coney Island, which was republished in Sensations Magazine Issue 12, The 100th Anniversary of Coney Island's Amusement Parks. The 1995 issue received a First Place Award in the national 1996 American Literary Magazine Awards, sponsored by POET Magazine.
10/24/2014 - David Messineo - The Mystery of Salem: Solved (from Historiopticon)
DescriptionThe award-winning Publisher and Poetry Editor of Sensations Magazine (sensationsmag.com) completes his lifetime goal of sharing his poetry with audiences on six continents, with this feature reading at the Edna Fourie Gallery - part of the 2nd Annual McGregor Poetry Festival held in McGregor, South Africa. This feature reading showcased selected poems from David's eighth published poetry collection, the 324-page Historiopticon, available at blurb.com. In the background of these videoclips are artwork created by Edna Fourie - this reading of works from Historiopticon interacted with the artwork, creating a unique interactive merging of these very different artistic disciplines. Artist Edna Fourie has provided permission to Mr. Messineo to place these video clips with her artwork in the background - all filmed at the Edna Fourie Gallery in McGregor, South Africa on Friday October 24, 2014 - on YouTube for the enjoyment and education of future generations. This is poem 3 in the Historioption reading/debut in South Africa, offering a unique spin and new theory as to one of the causes of the Salem Witchcraft Trials in 17th century America.
10/24/2014 - David Messineo - The 1876 Centennial Exposition (from Historiopticon)
The award-winning Publisher and Poetry Editor of Sensations Magazine (sensationsmag.com) completes his lifetime goal of sharing his poetry with audiences on six continents, with this feature reading at the Edna Fourie Gallery - part of the 2nd Annual McGregor Poetry Festival held in McGregor, South Africa. This feature reading showcased selected poems from David's eighth published poetry collection, the 324-page Historiopticon, available at blurb.com. In the background of these videoclips are artwork created by Edna Fourie - this reading of works from Historiopticon interacted with the artwork, creating a unique interactive merging of these very different artistic disciplines. Artist Edna Fourie has provided permission to Mr. Messineo to place these video clips with her artwork in the background - all filmed at the Edna Fourie Gallery in McGregor, South Africa on Friday October 24, 2014 - on YouTube for the enjoyment and education of future generations. This is poem 5 from the Historiopticon reading/debut in South Africa. In this poem, David brings back to life the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadephia, Pennsylvania, seen by 10 million at the time.