Themed Week: Poetry Complements

[jjhunter]

I define a complement as a piece that is specifically created to complement another work in different medium. In the case of poetry, a complement is a work of art, piece of fiction, or other non-poetry creative work that is inspired by or is designed to add another dimension to a person's experience of a particular poem.


TEXT: "Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen" - Leonardo da Vinci. (For image credits, please see bottom of post.)

This week will be a multi-Hosted themed one: we'll be hearing from one or more guest Hosts with experience creating poetry complements, as well as a post by myself. I'm also looking for three two one more additional volunteers to be single-day Hosts to post in one or more of the following categories at some point this week: a.) a question re: poetry complements for general discussion; b.) one or more links or recommendations re: particularly effective or well-done poetry complements; c.) meta about poetry complements of any type. If you've hesitated to sign up for a full week Hosting in the past, this is an excellent chance to dip your feet in the water; if you've Hosted or will be Hosting, however, you are still welcome to sign up via comment to this post.


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Confirmed Hosts:

• jjhunter (Tuesday): Complement As Evolution
• jenn_calaelen (Wednesday): Poetry Complement: [Embroidery] Sampler
• alee_grrl (Thursday): Poetry Complement: Recommendations
• meeks (Friday): On illustrating poetry
• vom_marlowe (Saturday): Poetry Complements: Wallace Stevens Roundtable Intro and Commentary

Additional Volunteers
- finch?

IMAGE CREDITS: Image [modified by jjhunter in GIMP] originally from an article about Louise van Alenburg's "Hot versus Cold" poetry/art show.

Comments

[jjhunter]

Also (heh, I think I'll be battling this one all week):

complement: piece complementary to another creative work
compliment: words or actions that are flattering

A complement can be complimentary, and a compliment can complement the effect of a piece, but it's best not to get the two mixed up too badly. ;o)

[alee_grrl]

Whoops, that's what I get for typing before coffee. I'll go back and fix that. :D

ETA: I always forget that you can't edit comments once they've been replied to. I will keep the correct spelling in mind for the future. :)