Category Archives: Poetry

“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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Creator’s Roulette with Kriti Khare

Posted on February 5, 2020 by julian peters comics

What follows is my conversation with Kriti Khare on her website, Armed with a Book. In this round of “The Creator’s Roulette,” we discuss, among other things, the nature of beauty, poetry appreciation, India, and my upcoming collection of poetry … Continue reading →

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Interview in The English Dossier of St Gregorios College

Posted on December 23, 2019 by julian peters comics

I was very pleased to have my adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee” (one of my very first ”poetry comics”, which is now nearly as old as the original poem), along with an interview, in the latest issue of … 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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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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My First Poetry Comic – “Yerp’s Battle of Bannockburn”

Posted on December 10, 2018 by julian peters comics

It has been found! Here is my very first comics adaptation of a work of classic poetry, created in 1989, when I was ten years old. It features Yerp the crocodile, the star of almost all my comics from those … Continue reading →

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Link to my interview for The Bridge on CBC Radio

Posted on November 20, 2018 by julian peters comics

My conversation with Nantali Indongo for CBC Montreal’s arts and radio program The Bridge is now online on the CBC website: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1373130819911 During the course of the interview talk I present four songs that hold a special significance for me … Continue reading →

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Check out my interview for The Bridge on CBC Radio!

Posted on November 16, 2018 by julian peters comics

A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed by Nantali Indongo for CBC Montreal’s arts and radio program The Bridge. In addition to discussing my comics projects and the relationship between poetry and comics, I will talk about four songs … Continue reading →

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“Before the Battle” by Siegfried Sassoon

Posted on November 11, 2018 by julian peters comics

In honour of Remembrance Day and of the hundredth anniversary of the end of WWI, an adaptation of a poem by my favourite war poet, Siegfried Sassoon. Sassoon (1886-1967) wrote this poem only a few days before the Battle of … Continue reading →

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