Unlike Greenberg's companion volume, Heart to Heart: New Poems
Inspired by Twentieth-Century American Art (2001), this compilation
lacks cohesion. Poets from six continents ponder an art object,
usually from their own culture. Though arranged like Heart to
Heart, in sections according to the poet's approach, too many new
variables dilute the whole. Poems presented in their original
languages (if other than English) are translated by professionals
with varying approaches. Some poets write in English and translate
their poems into their first language. Reproductions - from an
ancient Egyptian coffin to Munch's The Scream - rest against pastel
pages that often reduce their effect. Many pairings sparkle, such
as Navajo artist Nanezbah Nora Yazzie's meditation on her own
sculpture "Corn Mother." Luis Martinez de Merlo's "Portrait of
Prince Baltasar Carlos de Caza" slyly imagines the subject plotting
the painter's future imprisonment: "When I am older / I'll be able
to send to a dungeon this Master Velasquez, who criticizes me with
his Andalusian accent every time I move " Readers will need to flip
back and forth from the backmatter's two biographical sections to
decipher the lineage of poets, translators and artists. Ambitious
but muzzy. (introduction, map, credits, index) (Poetry. YA) (Kirkus
Reviews)
From the winner of the Michael L. Printz Honor Award comes a poetry
anthology inspired by poets and artists from around the globe.
In the groundbreaking tradition of "Heart to Heart," this
collection examines the connections between an artist's work and a
poet's response, putting the artist and poet literally on the same
page. With an English translation accompanying each poem in its
original language, this is a novel, illuminating way to discover
poetry and art together. The poems, most published or translated
for the first time in the United States, are surprising and
engaging, helping us see art from a fresh perspective.
Hailing from thirty-three countries on six continents, the artists
and poets included in this collection represent a sampling of the
world's diverse art history, from an ancient Egyptian mummy case to
a huge contemporary artwork that takes over an entire museum in
Sweden. But they also emphasize the universal appeal of art and
poetry. In this kaleidoscope of voices and visions, seeing a
painting through another person's eyes and understanding a
stranger's point of view, shows how similar we all are.
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