"One Art." "One Art" is a film by John D. Scott and features poetry by Elizabeth Bishop. It was screened at the International Literary Film Festival in NYC, November 2011. The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster, Lose something every day. Accept the fluster of lost door keys, the hour badly spent. The art of losing isn't hard to master. Then practice losing farther, losing faster: places, and names, and where it was you meant to travel. None of these will bring disaster. I lost my mother's watch. And look! my last, or next-to-last, of three beloved houses went. The art of losing isn't hard to master. I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster, some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent. I miss them, but it wasn't a disaster. Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture I love) I shan't have lied. It's evident the art of losing's not too hard to master though it may look like (Write it!) a disaster. John D. Scott.  John D. Scott has directed many short films, including "One Art" and "Sandpiper," and one critically acclaimed feature-length documentary called Scouts Are Cancelled (2007) on poet John Stiles. He is currently developing a long-form documentary on poet Elizabeth Bishop. Elizabeth Bishop.  Elizabeth Bishop (Feb 8, 1911 – Oct 6, 1979) was an American poet and short-story writer. She was the Poet Laureate of the United States, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and a National Book Award winner.  |