Category Archives: Poetry Comics

Pen, Ink, Passion!

Posted on November 11, 2013 by julian peters comics

Vaishna Roy has written an absurdly flattering profile of my work in the pages of The Hindu, India’s third-largest (but henceforth my favourite) English-language daily: http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/pen-ink-passion/article5335369.ece

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You and I

Posted on November 4, 2013 by julian peters comics

I wanted to express my thanks for all of the positive responses I have received over the last few days for my adaptation in comics of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” All of this support has convinced me that I need to … Continue reading →

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Arthur Rimbaud – Chanson de la plus haute tour – Song from the Highest Tower

Posted on May 29, 2013 by julian peters comics

I’m not altogether satisfied with this image (still finding my feet with watercolour), although I like the composition. There too, though, I’m annoyed by an inconsistency in the shadows: Why doesn’t Rimbaud’s body cast a shadow on the floor along with … Continue reading →

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“Annabel Lee” Video by Renée Latulippe and Interview

Posted on May 27, 2013 by julian peters comics

The immensely talented Renée Latulippe has created a video featuring her interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee” that incorporates the drawings in my comics adpatation of the poem. I was really impressed with the results, and it made me … Continue reading →

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Arthur Rimbaud – “Sensations”

Posted on April 9, 2013 by julian peters comics

The very first poem I adapted into comics:

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Dave Morice’s Poetry Comics

Posted on December 29, 2012 by julian peters comics

The idea of adapting classic works of poetry into comics originated with the American writer, artist and educator Dave Morice. Beginning in 1978, he produced a great number of such adaptations, which were collected in his 1980 anthology Poetry Comics: A … Continue reading →

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8 Different Comics Zines For Sale!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by julian peters comics

“La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats”, “Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe”, “Sweet Child O’ Mine”, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, “When You Are Old by William Butler Yeats”, “Émile Nelligan dans l’abîme du rêve”, “La … Continue reading →

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The Graphic Canon Vol. 2 in stores today!

Posted on October 2, 2012 by julian peters comics

The second installment of Russ Kick’s epic anthology of the classics of world literature in graphic form hits stores today. The volume is dedicated entirely to the literature of the 1800s, and includes my adaptation of an English translation of Arthur Rimbaud’s “Le bateau ivre” … Continue reading →

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When You Are Old by William Butler Yeats (Manga Style)

Posted on September 26, 2012 by julian peters comics

Here is my adaptation of Yeats’ 1893 poem, done in the manner of a Japanese manga. The style is a tribute to the beautiful Shojo manga (girls’ comics) created by the “Clamp” collective in the early 90s.

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Jean Berger Project Q & A

Posted on February 17, 2012 by julian peters comics

As if adapting classic poems were too commercial, I am now working on a comic based on the lyrics of a a song written by an obscure turn-of-the-eighteenth-century Montreal painter, Jean Berger. The comic will appear in a show of … Continue reading →

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