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Video of “Musée des Beaux Arts” by W. H. Auden

Posted on July 19, 2020 by julian peters comics

Another great video interpretation by Jim Avis, this time of my comics adaptation of W. H. Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts.” The reading is by the poet himself. Auden’s oft-anthologized poem is thought to obliquely criticize the Western powers’ ignoring … Continue reading →

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“La città radiosa” (“The Radiant City”) by Vincenzo Mascolo

Posted on July 11, 2020 by julian peters comics

My adaptation of comics of a poem by the Italian poet Vincenzo Mascolo. The poem represents a section of a long poetic cycle (still in progress) titled “Orphée,” which is in turn inspired  by the modern classical album of the … Continue reading →

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“Carl Sagan: You Are a Star”

Posted on July 8, 2020 by julian peters comics

A comics introduction to the life and thought of the celebrated astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan, written and storyboarded by Junaid Yahya. Like the “Hound of the Baskervilles” adaptation, this comic was commissioned for inclusion in the grade-school textbook … Continue reading →

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“The Hound of the Baskervilles”

Posted on July 7, 2020 by julian peters comics

A comics introduction to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Sherlock Holmes mystery, “The Hound of the Baskervilles.” This comic was commissioned for inclusion in the grade-school textbook Impressions (Pearson India Education Services, 2020). The script is by Junaid Yahya. Many … Continue reading →

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My first comic in Chinese

Posted on July 3, 2020 by julian peters comics

Here is the Chinese version of a promotional comic that I drew for the new MA Programme in Comics Studies at the University of East Anglia (the first English-language program of its kind in the world), which is being headed … Continue reading →

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Video of “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson

Posted on June 29, 2020 by julian peters comics

Another video interpretation by Jim Avis of another of my comics adaptations of an Emily Dickinson poem. This time it’s “’Hope’ is the thing with feathers.” The musical accompaniment is by perennialEnglish. My comics adaptation, along with 23 others, can … Continue reading →

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Video of “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson

Posted on June 22, 2020 by julian peters comics

  Another sensitive and ingenious adaptation of one of my poetry comics by Jim Avis. This time it’s the celebrated Emily Dickinson poem, “Because I could not stop for Death.” The reading is by the great Cynthia Nixon. The comics … Continue reading →

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“The Trees” by Philip Larkin in Plough Quarterly

Posted on June 12, 2020 by julian peters comics

Follow this link to read my visual interpretation of Philip Larkin’s poem “The Trees” (written in 1967) in a special Covid-themed issue of Plough Quarterly. https://www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/poetry/philip-larkin-the-trees?fbclid=IwAR1MHVtphEFYN9fNur4e_ME0_np2iT6X9gDcgr9gKV5Kdv2IxA5LVNR8LYU  

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Interview with Amanda LeClaire for “CultureShift” on Detroit’s NPR

Posted on June 4, 2020 by julian peters comics

Here is a link to the interview I did a couple of weeks ago with Amanda LeClaire for her program “CultureShift” on WDET  101.9FM, Detroit’s National Public Radio station. In the interview we discuss my recently released book, “Poems to … Continue reading →

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Video of “The Given Note” by Seamus Heaney

Posted on May 25, 2020 by julian peters comics

Another video adaptation of one of my poetry comics by Jim Avis. This time it’s Seamus Heaney’s “The Given Note,” with a beautiful understated reading by the poet himself. This adaptation, along with 23 others, can be found in my … Continue reading →

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