Myself Painting: Poems

ISBN: 0807133671

Author: Major, Clarence

Condition: New

In Myself Painting Clarence Major seeks to re-create for readers the inexpressible feeling that comes from creating art, with poems that speak not of painting itself but of its underlying process. Major incorporates the techniques of painting-particularly that of Post-Expressionism-into his verse, describing scenery with an artists eye and using form and color to evoke striking images: Desire, artichoke green . . . leaves all radiant, / creating the thickness of blue shadows. A master of highly structured free verse, Major also paints sounds, enthralling the reader in a realm of private symbols and dream visions. Using dynamic, surreal images, this original collection invites readers into the poets own fascinating world.