If anyone knows anything about animating stuff...

[aschueler]

I'm seriously thinking of animating a couple of poems, in particular "She The Night" and "Breakout" as I think they'd lend themselves quite nicely to a visual form.  

I'm pretty crap at drawing but do enjoy playing with nifty apps and new programs, so if anyone's got any ideas of something (cheap) to use I'd be very grateful.

I have this open source thing.  Most will run on M$ or Mac, but you may benefit from a simple Linux desktop install.

Here is a quick link to get started:  

https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/b...-software/

It's not exactly what you are asking for, but the price is right without PUBLISHED ethical issues.