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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
What an innovative idea to juxtapose classic poems with thought-provoking comic book visuals. Most of the visual choices brought the poems alive perfectly - Invictus, The Darkling Thrush, There Have Come Soft Rains, Ozymandias, Annabel Lee and I Could Not Stop For Death were simply breathtaking to look at.
I wasn’t sure about Birches being only partly visualized. The poem is far too evocative to be left hanging like that.
I’m curious about the tableaux used in Caged Bird. That poem is so layered and relevant, I felt reducing it to an almost child-like drawing seemed to misunderstand the words’ impact.
Even if every poem isn’t your favorite, this book is such a mesmerizing reminder of why we need and love poetry so much. This should be recommended for everyone’s coffee tables.
I wasn’t sure about Birches being only partly visualized. The poem is far too evocative to be left hanging like that.
I’m curious about the tableaux used in Caged Bird. That poem is so layered and relevant, I felt reducing it to an almost child-like drawing seemed to misunderstand the words’ impact.
Even if every poem isn’t your favorite, this book is such a mesmerizing reminder of why we need and love poetry so much. This should be recommended for everyone’s coffee tables.
I really loved this book and will be sharing a complete review on Women Write About Comics soon.
A wonderful collection of poetry heart to help us all understand the words of many famous poems better.
"Poems to See By" by comic artist Julian Peters put new images to classic poetry. He tells a story of pictures put to words that have for decades captivated readers' imagination. His images and scenes revitalize some of the greatest works of poetry ever written and inspire readers in new ways.
Some of the poets featured in this new collection include: Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Seamus Heaney, Thomas Hardy, William Wordsworth, e.e. cummings, Dylan Thomas, W.B. Yeats, and T.S. Eliot, among many others.
The illustrations with the words bring out new meaning that you might not have "seen" before or ideas that you didn't realize were there. I thoroughly enjoyed both the works chosen and the accompanying artwork. This was a great find!
I received this eBook free of charge from Plough Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I did not receive any fiscal compensation from either company for this review and the opinions expressed herein are entirely my own.
Some of the poets featured in this new collection include: Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Seamus Heaney, Thomas Hardy, William Wordsworth, e.e. cummings, Dylan Thomas, W.B. Yeats, and T.S. Eliot, among many others.
The illustrations with the words bring out new meaning that you might not have "seen" before or ideas that you didn't realize were there. I thoroughly enjoyed both the works chosen and the accompanying artwork. This was a great find!
I received this eBook free of charge from Plough Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I did not receive any fiscal compensation from either company for this review and the opinions expressed herein are entirely my own.
Brilliantly done. A quick read for a cuppa tea and a cozy chair when poetry and art call your name.
Love the idea of using very distinct art styles to convey the artist's interpretations of poems demonstrating a variety of poetic style and theme. A few of the visualizations are more literal than I would have preferred, but most of them really worked for me, particularly the Robert Hayden, Seamus Heaney, and Gerard Manley Hopkins selections.
I enjoyed Julian Peters’ interpretation of poems into artwork. My favorite was Birches by Robert Frost, as I always imagined it similarly in my head.
Spring 2020 / Netgalley;
This was a gorgeous read from start to finish. Julian Peters has collected together dozens of the most well known and lauded poems of the decades, setting each to comic, but not only that. Each comic's design, style, and layout is different from all of the others around it, and it's chosen specifically to fit the feel and messages of each of the poems. I deeply, deeply, deeply loved read this.
This was a gorgeous read from start to finish. Julian Peters has collected together dozens of the most well known and lauded poems of the decades, setting each to comic, but not only that. Each comic's design, style, and layout is different from all of the others around it, and it's chosen specifically to fit the feel and messages of each of the poems. I deeply, deeply, deeply loved read this.
(Got an e-arc via netgalley in exchanges for an honest review)
I never read anything like that: poetry in comic form. I think the illustrator has an interesting interpretation of the poems and this book definitely had beautiful art styles. Also, I liked that it has a good variety of themes, some were lighthearted, others dark...
I’d like it more if the poems were before the comics, so we could interpret them in our head ourselfs and then see what the artist interpreted them as.
As it is with poems, liked some more, others less, but my favorite was the one from Dante’s inferno
I never read anything like that: poetry in comic form. I think the illustrator has an interesting interpretation of the poems and this book definitely had beautiful art styles. Also, I liked that it has a good variety of themes, some were lighthearted, others dark...
I’d like it more if the poems were before the comics, so we could interpret them in our head ourselfs and then see what the artist interpreted them as.
As it is with poems, liked some more, others less, but my favorite was the one from Dante’s inferno
This is a lovely collection that blends famous poems with the graphic representation. Maybe graphic styles are included to match the poem. Visually lovely. Recommend for any poetry lover.