Category Archives: Poetry

“Sono una creatura” di Giuseppe Ungaretti (versione originale)

Posted on July 29, 2015 by julian peters comics

Last year, I created a comics adaptation of a translation of “Sono una creatura,” an Italian WWI poem by Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888-1970). The translation, titled “I Am a Creature” was done by Dr. Marco Sonzogni and Dr. Ross Woods of … Continue reading →

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“The Given Note” by Seamus Heaney

Posted on July 2, 2015 by julian peters comics

“The Given Note” by Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) first appeared in the Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet’s second collection, Door into the Dark (1969). It was the only one of his poems to be read at his funeral. “The Given Note” takes … Continue reading →

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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” Comic at the Ellis Library (University of Missouri)

Posted on June 2, 2015 by julian peters comics

Much to my delight, several pages from my comics adaptation of T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” are included in an exhibit currently being held at the Ellis Library of the University of Missouri. The exhibit … Continue reading →

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“In Flanders Fields” in The Four Quarters Magazine

Posted on May 25, 2015 by julian peters comics

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/

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“All Right There, Soldier?” by Vincent O’Sullivan

Posted on May 20, 2015 by julian peters comics

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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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot – Page 19

Posted on April 13, 2015 by julian peters comics

The next page of my comics adaptation of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot (click on image to enlarge):

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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot – Page 18

Posted on April 6, 2015 by julian peters comics

The next page of my comics adaptation of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot (click on image to enlarge): Next week: A magic lantern show.

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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot – Page 15

Posted on March 16, 2015 by julian peters comics

The next page of my comics adaptation of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot (click on image to enlarge): And will it be worth it, after all, to check in next week for another page? … Continue reading →

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New “Prufrock” pages coming up!

Posted on February 10, 2015 by julian peters comics

I have just finished the final pencil version of another section of my comic book adaptation of T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” and will now begin inking it. This instalment begins with “the afternoon, the … Continue reading →

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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot – Page 13

Posted on January 19, 2015 by julian peters comics

The next page of my comics adaptation of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot (click on image to enlarge).

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