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I take the commuter rail past Walden Pond every morning because I choose to commute deliberately (though commuting fills me with quiet desperation). So when I found out that one of my comic heroes had done some illustrated selections from Walden, I naturally had to read it on the train. I think John Porcellino was [...]
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The power of the written word is forever underestimated. Seemingly though, the written word is regaining it’s strength, in a young generation of poets. We know the classics – E.E. Cummings, Sylvia Plath – but young poets such as Writing for Winter (Known only as Meggie) are writing poetry right back into it’s place. Meggie’s [...]
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Token Entry is a collection of more than 80 poets with their takes on the New York subway experience. It includes poems by literary greats like Langston Hughes and works by contemporary and lesser known New York writers. Short films are being made for several of these poems.
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This man has a unique way with words. Rives has set TED alight on a number of occasions, but I feel this performance of Mockingbird is up there with his most exquisite.
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Just part of the beauty of Leaves Of Grass is its permanent modernity. Nothing I have read since I first read this masterpiece has made me exult and feel moved in quite the same way [listen to a reading of this poem below]. Over and over, I will read lines celebrating the most humble of moments, and marvel at the manifestation of eternity he rightly accords them. A spokesman for the human race; a genius.
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Someday, we promise to ease off on the cat posts. Just not today. So, yeah, cats. They go well with fine art. It also appears that they go well with literature too. Say hello to the Neruda Cats Tumblr, where pictures of cats are mashed with philosophical and emotionally charged lines from Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s works, elevating the latter to a bizarre zone of feline-induced epicness. That’s it, all good poetry should go with cats.
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Unspoken Northwest is a project that I have been working on for a little over six months now. I’ve spent the time traveling around the region to create this video collection of poetry readings from poets residing in the Northwest. They are shown reading their works in places important to them, and/or their work within [...]
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Vispo, or visual poetry, is the combination of visual art with the written word. Nico Vassilakis and Crag Hill have been put together this vispo anthology, cataloging prominent artists’ works, as well as essays relevant to the art form. Fill with beautiful illustration and design, as well as thought provoking essay, The Last Vispo is currently available for pre-order through Phantographics, and will be available in October.
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I recently had the opportunity to browse through an unusual book of poetry called Utställning av ord by Gordana Vlajic. It is the format of the book that struck me as unusual, as each poem had its photographic counterpart on the opposite page. The photographs are done by Zoran Boldorac, a Master of Photography, whose classical education has obviously influenced his work in the sense that the light in his photographs reminds me of Caravaggio’s atmospheric paintings.
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I never thought that I could care about poetry until I saw this at a recent film festival. It’s a short movie/performance of a poem by Derrick Brown about love, outer space, ramen noodles, and more. Be careful: all the jokes distract you while the heartbreak is sneaking up from behind.
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Poet. Photographer. Composer. Ethereal. Dreamy. I could write a thousand fluffy things about how brilliant Francis A. Willey is, but don’t waste your time reading my words. You should spend the next moments of your life exploring his poetry, viewing his haunting portraits and listening to (I promise you) some of the most beautiful piano compositions you will ever hear in your life. You will momentarily stop breathing on multiple occasions. Magical is an understatement.
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We really appreciate a good publication, and Shopping Hour in particular because it brings together art, philosophy, poetry and critical theory in a relevant and engaging way, without compromising on visual style. Dealing with some big ideas doesn’t have to be a dry exercise. Shopping Hour is an object you will enjoy holding, looking at [...]
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Color Me Trendy is a coloring book for adult, teen, and tween aficionados of style. The book contains 50 illustrations along with 10 empowering poems scattered throughout. You can express your creativity on paper and take that inspiration and apply it to your own wardrobe. For budding fashionistas, this is a great way to share and bond because coloring never goes out of style.
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Children’s author and illustrator Erik P. Kraft has been doing a drawing a day and writing a haiku and posting them to his Tumblr all this year.
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The Juvenilia is an art and literature blog that aims to capture, in their words, ‘the strange beauty that forms when worldly perspectives come together’. Almost every contributor is from a different country, with content that ranges from stunning nature photography and cheerfully bizarre artwork, to philosophical musings and trilingual poetry.
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