Author Archives: julian peters comics

Rimbaud t-shirts now for sale!

Posted on September 28, 2014 by julian peters comics

When I was in my early twenties, an older friend handed down to me a beloved old blue t-shirt of his featuring a passage of poetry by Arthur Rimbaud, whose writings and person I had recently become obsessed with. I … Continue reading →

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“Veglia” by Giuseppe Ungaretti in Atelier Magazine

Posted on September 1, 2014 by julian peters comics

The online edition of the Italian poetry magazine Atelier has just published my comics adaptation of Giuseppe Ungaretti’s haunting WWI poem “Veglia” (“Vigil”). More collaborazioni to come! The comic is the product of an ongoing collaboration with translators and literary … Continue reading →

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“The Art of Poetry, with Julian Peters”

Posted on August 15, 2014 by julian peters comics

A recent interview with the India-based arts & culture magazine Eye: http://www.aneyezine.com/the-art-of-poetry-with-julian-peters/

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“I am a creature” by Giuseppe Ungaretti

Posted on August 13, 2014 by julian peters comics

Yet another adaptation of a WWI poem by the Italian poet Giuseppe Ungaretti, sensitively translated by Marco Sonzogni and Ross Woods. The comic is the product of an ongoing collaboration with Sonzogni and Woods, and with the New Zealand Centre … Continue reading →

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“Fratelli” by Giuseppe Ungaretti

Posted on June 26, 2014 by julian peters comics

Here is my adaptation of another WWI poem by Giuseppe Ungaretti. Once again, the English translation is by Marco Sonzogni and Ross Woods. The comic is the product of an ongoing collaboration with Sonzogni and Woods, and with the New … Continue reading →

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“Vigil” by Giuseppe Ungaretti

Posted on June 19, 2014 by julian peters comics

Here is my adaptation of “Veglia,” a short poem by the Italian poet Giuseppe Ungaretti. The poem was translated into English by Marco Sonzogni and Ross Woods, two professors at Victoria University of Wellington, in New Zealand. This comic is … Continue reading →

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“Witch-Wife” in “Splitting the Genre: An Intersection of Poetry & Visual Art”

Posted on June 17, 2014 by julian peters comics

Six Arrow press is a new literary press based in San Diego. They have just released their first book, an anthology of creative combinations of poetry and visual art. I am pleased to announce that my adaptation into comics of … Continue reading →

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“Witch-Wife” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Posted on June 16, 2014 by julian peters comics

Here is my adaptation of an Edna St. Vincent Millay poem first published in 1917. In her wonderful biography of Millay, Savage Beauty, Nancy Milford describes “Witch-Wife” as “clearly something of a self-portrait,” and that is the interpretation that I … Continue reading →

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“And Suddenly It’s Evening”

Posted on June 11, 2014 by julian peters comics

Here is an English version of my comic-strip adaptation of the Italian poet Salvatore Quasimodo’s iconic poem “Ed è subito sera” (“And suddenly it’s evening”):

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My first Italian poetry comic! – “Ed è subito sera” by Salvatore Quasimodo

Posted on May 22, 2014 by julian peters comics

I have begun a collaboration with the Italian poetry magazine Atelier (http://www.atelierpoesia.it/) in which I will periodically provide comics versions of classic Italian poems for their website. Here is my adaptation of Salvatore Quasimodo’s 1930 poem “Ed è subito sera” (“And … Continue reading →

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