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Poetry Book Project

May 21, 2012 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Poetry Book Project The Boston University poetry book project is an annual event for first year, second semester masters candidates. Each artist is randomly paired with a current or former poet in the writing program. The poets read their poems while the artists showed their books in a presentation on May 2, 2012. I was paired with Jacob Strautmann and we chose his poem 'Request, Upper Big … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Drawing, Ink, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: poem, poetry

Idle Sweet Briar

May 23, 2009 by Laraine Armenti, visual artist

Idle Sweet Briar ______________ I am Krishna, blue skin divides into one hundred selves, to make love to cow girls in knee-high grass pressed down. My legs wrap around each one, a universe of silks — above quadrangle crops and bells delightful cloud-scapes drift. No hearts break from fear or rage, no sinks to clean or bills to pay — I am one hundred cow girls tapping cows with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Oil, Painting, Still-life Indoor, Writing / Poetry Tagged With: apple, cows, poem, VCCA, Virginia

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