Sydney Lea
2021 Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts
2021 Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts tribute video for Sydney Lea. This award is the most distinguished recognition bestowed by the State of Vermont. Former Poet Laureate of Vermont Sydney Lea of Newbury is the 2021 recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Lea is a poet, novelist, essayist, editor and professor who has published nearly two dozen books, including 13 collections of poetry, one of which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Lea served as Vermont Poet Laureate from 2011 to 2015.
From a five-part short video tribute series created by Willow O’Feral and Brad Heck of Haptic Pictures, honoring each of the five awards recipients granted by the Vermont Arts Council in 2021.
Client
Vermont Arts Council
Credits
- Director | Willow O’Feral
- Cinematography | Brad Heck
- Music | The Gawler Sisters, ‘Red Rocking Chair’
- Excerpts from ‘Metaphor’ and ‘Mahayana in Vermont’ from ‘I Was Thinking of Beauty’ (2013) by Sydney Lea appear courtesy of Four Way Books. All Rights Reserved.
Special thanks to VAC Communications Director Catherine Crawley