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A review by mat_tobin
How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird by Jacques Prévert, Mordicai Gerstein
4.0
I did find this a challenging read when I first went through it and wondered whether children might feel the same way too. Then I relaxed, enjoyed it and considered how poetry can be for everyone and anyone to take from it what rings clearly for them.
Adding his own interpretation to Prevert's free-verse poem on this metaphor for the patience required to master the creative process, Gerstein keeps the images simple yet wholly entertaining. To paint a bird properly, you must capture it. Once captured, you should remove all restraints from the foci and worry not if it flies away. What matters is the endurance and dedication needed to create and then such acts of original, masterful creation are constant.
Adding his own interpretation to Prevert's free-verse poem on this metaphor for the patience required to master the creative process, Gerstein keeps the images simple yet wholly entertaining. To paint a bird properly, you must capture it. Once captured, you should remove all restraints from the foci and worry not if it flies away. What matters is the endurance and dedication needed to create and then such acts of original, masterful creation are constant.