Discusses literary video as a genre in which text and image are brought together, not kept separate as in broadcast television. Argues that the fact that video can distort images much more radically than film means that the merger of text and image promotes a more extensive exploration of visible language than possible in any other media. (SR)

Suggests that the interplay between illustrative objectivity and artistic impression is nearly the same, in essence, in the imagery of poetry and in the imagery of painting. Discusses the nature and function of imagery in poetry and visual art. Describes the dilemma of attempting to convince students to "show" rather than…