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Comics
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot
Category Archives: new zealand centre for literary translation
“Entrenchments 2015” – Live Drawing Performance Video
In the spring of 2015, I was Artist in Residence at Wait-te-Ata Press of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (with funding from the Canadian High Commission in New Zealand). While there I participated in “Entrenchments 2015”, an initiative of … Continue reading
“Partners in Rhyme”: Oscar Wilde’s “Impression du Matin” in Atelier Magazine
The latest issue of Atelier, Italy’s foremost contemporary poetry magazine, is now out, and I’m honoured to be featured in it with a comics adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s short poem “Impression du Matin” (1881). The comic is accompanied by an … Continue reading
“Dora Markus” by Eugenio Montale (English translation)
A couple of months ago, I created a comics adaptation of an extract from the poem “Dora Markus” by Eugenio Montale (1896-1981). The comic was commissioned by Atelier, Italy’s leading online poetry magazine. I subsequently asked my old collaborators Dr. … Continue reading
Ungaretti’s Dead Comrade Identified? – An Article by Mario Colombo
One hundred years ago today, on the 23rd of December, 1915, Giuseppe Ungaretti wrote what would become one of the most famous Italian poems of the First World War, the very short but infinitely moving “Veglia” (“Vigil”). The 27-year-old poet … Continue reading
“In Flanders Field” by John McCrae (1915)
In honour of Remembrance Day, I am reposting my adaptation into comics of “In Flanders Fields) the famous WWI poem by John McCrae. The poem was originally created as part of my residency at the Victoria University of Wellington in … Continue reading
“In Flanders Fields” in The Four Quarters Magazine
I am honoured to have my recent adaptation of John McCrae’s iconic WWI poem, “In Flanders Fields” (1915), featured in the newest issue of The Four Quarters Magazine, an online literary magazine based in India: http://tfqm.org/
“All Right There, Soldier?” by Vincent O’Sullivan
Last April, on the invitation of Dr. Marco Sonzogni, Director of the New Zealand Centre for Literary Translation http://www.victoria.ac.nz/slc/nzclt, and of Dr. Sydney Shep, Director of Wai-te-Ata Press http://www.victoria.ac.nz/wtapress/, I took part in a month-long “cartoonist’s residency” at the University … Continue reading
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Tagged all right there soldier?, anzac, cemeteries, graves, marco sonzogni, new zealand, poet laureate, sydney shep, vincent o'sullivan, wai-te-ata press, wwI
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“Entrenchments 2015” – Daily Drawings and an Interview with Radio New Zealand
For the past four weeks I have been in beautiful Wellington, New Zealand, where I have the extraordinary privilege of participating in “Entrenchments 2015”, a commemorative project at Victoria University of Wellington. “Entrenchments” is an initiative of Dr. Marco Sonzogni, … Continue reading
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Tagged entrenchments 2015, gallipoli, in flanders fields, john mccrae, marco sonzogni, radio new zealnd, sarah laing, sonia sly, sydney shep, vincent o'sullivan, wai-te-ata press, william george malone
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“Veglia” by Giuseppe Ungaretti in Atelier Magazine
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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