Category Archives: illustration

Video of “Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas

Posted on April 5, 2020 by julian peters comics

Another video adaptation of one of my poetry comics by James Avis. Here the comics version of Dylan Thomas’s famous villanelle, “Do not go gentle that good night,” is accompanied by a stupendous reading by the Welsh poet himself.

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“Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley – Trailer video for “Poems to See By”

Posted on March 30, 2020 by julian peters comics

Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ozymandias” is one of the 24 classic poems in comics form that are included in “Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry,” to be released on March 31 (tomorrow!) by Plough Publishing. It is … Continue reading →

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Video of “Impression du Matin” by Oscar Wilde

Posted on March 29, 2020 by julian peters comics

James Avis has been putting together a series of video adaptations of some of my poetry comics, and I will be posting a new one of them here each week. This week’s installment features Oscar Wilde’s atmospheric evocation of a … Continue reading →

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Here’s my chat with John Swiminer on the subject of my upcoming debut book, “Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry,” coming March 31 from Plough Publishing, and now available for pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/Poems-See-Artist-Interprets-Poetry/dp/087486318X A big thank you … Continue reading →

Posted on March 23, 2020 by julian peters comics | Leave a comment

“Invictus” by William Ernest Henley – Trailer video for “Poems to See By”

Posted on March 16, 2020 by julian peters comics

William Ernest Henley’s “Invictus” is one of the 24 classic poems in comics form that are included in “Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry,” to be released on March 31 by Plough Publishing. It is now … Continue reading →

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Interview with Vincenzo Mascolo at the Ritratti di Poesia 2020 Festival

Posted on March 12, 2020 by julian peters comics

The 14th edition of the Ritratti di Poesia (“Portraits of Poetry”) festival, Rome’s premiere annual poetry event, took place on February 21 in the Auditorium della Conciliazione, just a few blocks way from St. Peter’s Square. I was invited to … Continue reading →

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Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Posted on January 16, 2020 by julian peters comics

The Gospel of Matthew relates that soon after the visit of the Magi, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee with Mary and the infant Jesus to Egypt, where they would be safe from the … Continue reading →

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My first book of poetry comics now available for pre-order!

Posted on December 12, 2019 by julian peters comics

It has been over a year now since I published any new poetry comics on this site, which may have led some visitors here to the impression that I have moved on to other, perhaps more grown-up pursuits. Quite the … Continue reading →

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“The Baron in The Trees” by Italo Calvino

Posted on November 25, 2019 by julian peters comics

“Cosimo was in the oak. The branches were waving, high bridges above the earth. A light wind was blowing; it was sunny. The sun shone among the leaves, and to see Cosimo we had to shield our eyes with our … Continue reading →

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Registration open for my Fall classes at the Visual Arts Centre!

Posted on August 29, 2019 by julian peters comics

This beautiful visual rendition of Harold Monro’s beautiful 1914 poem “Overheard on a Saltmarsh” was created by Linda Dyer, a student in my Fall 2018 Drawing and Illustration class. I’m excited to once again be teaching two classes at the … Continue reading →

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