#rolling again

& then the time came

I froze

didn’t matter the years I’d taught

the eyes upon me

classes of 30 or 40

that day I stood up

& nothing

I didn’t feel it

had nothing to say

or at least nothing came out

did not feel me

feel the crowd

feel what I had to say

so I sat back down

took a drink

remembering the first time

I taught a lecture theatre 100+

walked in one door

put my notes down

walked out the other door

went & threw up my lunch

walked back in

picked my notes up

said hello feeling hollow

let the words ideas flow

I could do that again now

took another sip

said Hello

I’m here to read

if you have a request

let me know

& I’ll do my best

but first

here’s what I’m thinking today

& away we were

rolling again

Polish cinema up and rolling again

WARSAW: An Oscar in Hollywood, a Silver Bear in Berlin and a public that is returning to theatres in droves after more than a few dismal years: Polish cinema is back.

The revival comes in large measure thanks to a savvy system of film financing forged a decade ago to capitalise on the explosive growth of Poland’s audio-visual market after communism’s demise.

“While receiving the Silver Bear, I…