Word Pictures
By Jean LeBlanc
Artist's statement:
Poetry is my way of understanding the world. Photography, collage, asemic writing, and visual poetry reinforce for me the primacy of image. The interplay of literal and figurative meaning(s) is what I strive to get onto paper. This interplay is the key to the transformative power of literature and art.
Bio:
Jean LeBlanc teaches writing and literature in northwestern New Jersey. Her recent poetry collections include Ancient Songs of Us (Aqueduct Press, 2020) and Our Pitiful Metaphors: Haibun (Cyberwit, 2021). Her poetry, artwork, and teaching are informed by her love for the natural world.
what good is form if form's all there is
if form is all then form's all there is
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what about meaning
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why this poem is mostly silence
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ink on paper
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return to form when these word pictures start to cloy
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what next the garden asks the poem
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with enough light this poem in your world
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what we talk about when form leaves the room
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