POETRY AND COMICS #14 May 2015
Poets, writers and artists met to exchange words and pictures in collaborative collage, with a specific focus on the intersection between poetry and comics. This issue contains a selection of work made at the launch of the Poetry Comics exhibition at the Saison Poetry Library on May 12th, 2015, and an accompanying workshop on May 23rd. Please see end of publication for information on how to submit for a forthcoming Poetry Comics anthology.
May 2015 with some artwork donated by Sean Azzopardi (@seanazz) and Tom Humberstone (@TomHumberstone) http://poetryandcomics.tumblr.com
Sidekick Books are publishing the UK’s first book of poetry comics, with support from Arts Council England, and want to publish new work! It will be edited by Tom Humberstone and Chrissy Williams. We’re interested in work from solo creators, as well as collaborative groups or partnerships, and will offer payment to successful contributors. We are not looking for illustrated poems; we are looking for submissions that follow the visual structure of comics, but which focus on poetry rather than narrative. The deadline is 12th June 2015. For full details please visit: tinyurl.com/poemcomics
economy of line is paramount each panel and page must be carefully constructed consider how much will fit on the page choose whether to prioritise ideas or form comics are generally at their best when the words do not repeat the effects of the art and vice versa juxtaposition is an important tool the reading process is one of interpretation rather than perception the reader is inextricable from the art what happens off the page is as important as what happens on it all the right notes, not necessarily in the right order