Author Archives: julian peters comics

New Rimbaud T-shirt from Bareknuckle Poet!

Posted on October 9, 2014 by julian peters comics

Bareknuckle Poet has now put out a third t-shirt design featuring one of my drawings of Rimbaud. Why not collect them all? As you can see, my drawing (from 10 years ago now!) is closely based on two contemporary drawings … Continue reading →

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Julian Peters Comics now on twitter!

Posted on October 8, 2014 by julian peters comics

Please follow me so that I don’t feel like a loser! Tweets by jpeterscomics

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Rimbaud bares his knuckles for Bareknuckle Poet

Posted on October 7, 2014 by julian peters comics

I’m pleased to announce that a specially comissioned drawing of a roughed-up-looking Arthur Rimbaud by yours truly is now being used as an official header for Bareknuckle Poet, the fantastic Australian on-line journal of letters: http://bareknucklepoet.com/ This design is now … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in comic book poetry, Giuseppe Ungaretti, marco sonzogni, new zealand centre for literary translation, Poetry Comics, ross woods, victoria university wellington, World War One | Tagged fumetti, prima guerra, rivista atelier, veglia, vigil, world war one poetry | Leave a comment

“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 →

Posted in Giuseppe Ungaretti, new zealand centre for literary translation, Poetry, Poetry Comics, Poetry translation, victoria university wellington, World War One | Tagged fratelli, fumetti, fumetto, Italian poetry, marco sonzogni, poesia italiana, ross woods, world war one poetry | 10 Comments

“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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