Fiction Adaptation: Poem Choice // First idea generation
Reason for chosen poem I have chosen to adapt the poem "For you, My Dear friend" by Anthony Anaxogorou. The reason I have chosen this is because I instantly felt a connection to it and saw the possibilities for visuals. One of the things I first noticed about the poem was that the speaker seemed to be addressing someone in particular, someone close to him. "This is for you dear friend" it challenged me to think well what exactly is "this" and how could i present "this"? The strong connection between the speaker and who they are addressing instantly made me think about how many different ways I could show this. Another thing that I loved was the way he spoke about the person's depression. It is a very dark poem in itself but also gives room for plenty "light". I really need to think of creative ways to illustrate someone's mental state, connection between another person, the freedom they feel when they think of happier...