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EPISODE 3 CREDITS

OPEN-DOOR POETRY

CREATED BY:
Martha Sager and Anthony Tedesco of Strong Bat Productions

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY:
Borders Media http://www.Bordersmedia.com
Strong Bat Productions, in association with the Student Publishing Program
and The Greatest Living Writers Project http://www.225pm.org

DIRECTED BY:
Martha Sager and Anthony Tedesco

EDITING:
Anthony Tedesco
Rocio Martinez

POST PRODUCTION FACILITIES:
Strong Bat Productions http://www.strongbat.com

PRODUCTION CONSULTANTS:
Brad Barnes and Spare Key Productions http://www.sparekeyproductions.com

POST PRODUCTION CONSULTANTS:
Rocio Martinez
Todd Barnes
Peter Fiumara
Jessica Page

CAMERA CREW:
Todd Barnes
AJ Katter
Anne Marty
Mic Locker
John E. Bryant
Michelle Manzanares

GRAPHICS & PHOTOGRAPHY:
Paul Tedesco of BRAND(6) http://www.brand6.com
Jenny Yee http://jennyyee.zenfolio.com

MANAGING EDITORS:
Heather Aimee O’Neill
Jessica Piazza

POETRY EDITORS:
Paula Mendoza-Hanna
Greg Nicholl
Rachel Simon

THEME MUSIC BY:
Strong Bat Productions, with Ian Alexander, featuring Britta Alexander on violin

PUBLISHING COPYRIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS:
“Just Before” is excerpted from Sea Change by Jorie Graham.
Copyright © 2008 by Jorie Graham. Used by permission
of Ecco. All rights reserved.

“Just off shore, five ducks,” “If I write spring moon,” “A cloud glides over,” “We drank many cups,” “Black hearse rushes by,” “Moon in the window,” and “Midwinter evening” are excerpted from She Was Just Seventeen
by Billy Collins. Copyright © 2006 by Billy Collins.
Used by permission of Modern Haiku Press. All rights reserved.

“Witness her bleeding,” “Now we drink champagne,” “Steam rises from the,” “Sun strikes wet asphalt,” and “Miracles do not” are by Charles Ekabhumi Ellik. Copyright © 2007 by Charles Ekabhumi Ellik. Used by permission of author. All rights reserved.
Filmed at the 2007 National Poetry Slam Championship in cooperation with
Poetry Slam, Inc.
poetryslam.com

“little white girl makes,” “of all the words to,” “I see my grandchildren,” “granddad used to,” and “organic food- expensive” are by Ed Mabrey. Copyright © 2007 by Ed Mabrey. Used by permission of author. All rights reserved.
Filmed at the 2007 National Poetry Slam Championship in cooperation with
Poetry Slam, Inc.
poetryslam.com

“We Are… Searching For…” is by Filmore Johnson. Copyright © 2006 by Filmore Johnson. Used by permission of author. All rights reserved.
Filmed at the 2007 National Poetry Slam Championship in cooperation with
Poetry Slam, Inc.
poetryslam.com

MUSICAL ARTISTS AND RECORDING COMPANIES:
“Starsong…What Became Of Us”
Written and Performed by Sylvie Lewis
From the CD Translations
Courtesy of Cheap Lullaby Records and The Orchard

“100 Days, 100 Nights”
Written and Performed by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
From the CD 100 Days, 100 Nights
Courtesy of Daptone Records and The Orchard

“Before I Knew”
Written and Performed by Basia Bulat
From the CD Oh, My Darling
Courtesy of Matador Records

“Animals Wearing Clothes”
Written and Performed by The Deadly Syndrome
From the CD The Ortolan
Courtesy of Dim Mak Records and The Orchard

“Soul Donkey”
Written and Performed by Sugarman Three
From the CD Soul Donkey
Courtesy of Daptone Records and The Orchard

“The Ride”
Written and Performed by Joan As Police Woman
From the CD Real Life
Courtesy of Cheap Lullaby Records and The Orchard

“Down South Blues”
Written and Performed by Dock Boggs
From the CD Dock Boggs
Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and The Orchard

“Killer On The Road”
Written and Performed Brandon Butler
From the CD Killer On The Road
Courtesy of Gern Blandsten/Redeye and The Orchard

“Dead Sound”
Written and Performed by The Raveonettes
From the CD Lust Lust Lust
Courtesy of The Raveonettes, Ltd. and The Orchard

“Songs My Mother Taught Me”
Written and Performed by Mark Geary
Published by pubBLAST! Songs
From the CD 33 1/3 Grand Street
Courtesy of sonaBLAST! RECORDS, LLC

WITH SPECIAL THANKS AND CONSIDERATION TO:

Alison Granucci and Blue Flower Arts   http://blueflowerarts.com

Steven Barclay and The Steven Barclay Agency http://barclayagency.com

Frederick T. Courtright and The Permissions Company http://permissionscompany.com

Poetry Slam, Inc. (PSi) and Steve Marsh, PSi Executive Director http://poetryslam.com

City Lore’s Steve Zeitlin and Jim Pignetti, Producers of The 4th annual Brevitas Festival in New York, NY where Billy Collins recited his Haiku as part of the festival’s event. City Lore is a non-profit organization conveying the richness of NYC’s cultural heritage for over 20 years. http://citylore.org/

The Speakeasy Poetry Series
    Heather Aimee O’Neill
   Jessica Piazza
   Rebecca Lindenberg
   Michael Hansen
   Bridget Cross
   Tim Erickson