For our 2019 Art & Poetry pairing, one pairing was with poet Linda DeFeudis and artist Marcia Ciak.
Here are the works they created!
Marcia Ciak provided this artwork to Linda:
In response, Linda wrote the following poem:
Rendezvous
Darling,
Your blank eyes
Allure me
And mine,
You
Turban garbed,
Elegant, comely,
A mystery
To me
And me,
To you
Our souls meet,
A romantic destiny
A single look,
No words,
Beckoning me,
Come,
My love
Our hearts,
One
We,
Together
Bogie and Bacall
…
The second half of this pairing involved Linda giving Marcia a poem as a starting point. Linda provided this poem:
Art
What is art?
A query you may ask
It depends,
One might say,
Reliant on the task
From sculpture,
To drawing,
To Painting,
To print
Of the Artist’s nature,
In task
It does hint
Individual
The Artist,
As his own DNA,
The creative process
Always at play
Mixing colors,
In theory,
The painter may try
And you,
Of the Artist,
His art,
Question why
Art, imagination,
Creative fun
To the max
Set comfort in motion,
Like music,
Relax
Different one’s views,
From one to the next
The Artist holds strong,
His art,
His own text
Art,
As the Artist,
Dependent on me
Relating to others
To see
What I see
Interpret you will
As is solely your choice
But art,
To the Artist,
His own special voice
…
In response, Marcia provided this artwork:
2019 Art-Poetry Pairing main page