Krista Franklin reads “Manifesto, or Ars Poetica #2” to art students at Phoenix Military Academy. Her poem serves as the basis for a large-scale collaborative artwork that incorporates pastel drawing, collage, and painting.
17Poetic Imagery – Creating murals from Krista Franklin’s poetry
Poet Krista Franklin visited Phoenix Military Academy to read “Manifesto, or Ars Poetica #2” to art students and discuss the possibilities for translating its imagery into dynamic oil pastel compositions. The students said they loved having Krista, who also talked about her experiences as a poet and artist in Chicago.
After the reading, Krista answered questions, and each student selected two lines of the poem at random to use as a basis for their pastel drawing. The drawings will later form a collage, which will be painted onto a large canvas that synthesizes all of the students’ visual interpretations.
Poetry Assistant Editor Lindsay Garbutt begins a semiannual series in which we highlight Poetry’s recent cover artists on the Harriet blog.
Learn about the works by Sonnenzimmer, Paul Hornschemeier, Lise Haller Baggesen, Kirsten Stolle, Krista Franklin, Shoshanna Weinberger, Lui Shtini, and Julia Goodman that cover our last 6 issues.
These posts are a collaborative effort with Art Director Fred Sasaki and the artists themselves. For other recent posts on Poetry’s covers, see here and here.
Installers working hard on The Chicago 77! The exhibition opens March 20 at Poetry Foundation, 61 West Superior Street, Chicago.
Sneak Peak!
Krista Franklin, Fatimah Asghar, natemarshallwrites, & danezsmith came to Poetry Foundation last week to record a video with PoFo staff for our upcoming Chicago 77 gallery exhibit, opening March 20.
