We really worked on improving our e-poem abilities so out next assignment was this:

"Use screen recording software to perform and capture two e-poems. You will create two videos, which can be different versions of the same poem or two different poems. As you work on these poems, think about ways that you might be able to connect them with our gallery of emotions. In particular, consider ways the poems might relate to or express: anger, fear, disgust, contempt, joy, sadness, or surprise.

Version one, a screen performance: By practicing composing with the elements of your screen, you can quickly create multimodal e-poems.

Version two, an edited poem: Use the tools of Camtasia to create another electronic poem; this might be a version/revision of your screen performance or an entirely new piece. Seek to really deploy the Camtasia program elements, using animations, opacity, movement, sound, etc. to develop a piece of electronic art.

You will use the screen as a canvas to create a multimedia performance. For the assignment itself, you can translate a poem to the screen or compose your own screen-based poem. You can use any materials available on your screen."

I chose to work with Hamlet (again). Both of my videos are of the same poem as well, Hamlet's act 1, scene 2 soliloquy. This final e-poem is the second version of my e-poem; I decided to go back and revise my original piece.

It took a while. Like with the live improv poem, timing and sequencing was crucial.

And here is the original: