Three Poems
Inside front cover of Three Poems (showing die-cut jacket)
Three Poems — Jerome Rothenberg and Nancy Tobin
I was lucky enough to collaborate on a project with the highly esteemed and brilliant poet Jerome Rothenberg.
It all started with an event at the Stevens Institute titled The Visible Word Project. Poets and artists were paired to present three poems and three pieces of artwork. Whose work was inspired by whose was up to the pair.
I got off easy, Jerome decided to write poems inspired by my work.
Working with Jerome was a dream. The event went well, and as a result we were invited to be a part of this amazing anthology by Roxanne Hamilton titled Viz Inter-Arts Event: A Trans-Genre Event. “Nearly 100 writers, artists, film-makers, performers & scholars transgress genre boundaries to forge new forms & relationships between the arts.” I’m almost giddy to be in the same book as the likes of Joe Brainard/Ron Padgett, George Hitchcock, Michael McClure & Ray Manzarek!
We didn’t want the fun to stop! So Jerome and I decided to make a book of our own: Three Poems. This 16-page book has 3 full-color spreads featuring the artwork and poems, together, as pretty as can be. (I did the design as well.) The book is available through many online distributors, but if you buy it from me at my Etsy shop, you get a free print with your order!
What a fantastic idea! Interdisciplinary experiences-whether it is mixing medias or divisions in the arts-are so enriching. Hope I get a chance to see the book!
Congrats, Susan