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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot
Category Archives: World War One
“Before the Battle” by Siegfried Sassoon
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
Le Grand Meaulnes
Today marks the 104th anniversary of the death of the French novelist Alain-Fournier. Henri Alban-Fournier (Alain-Fournier was a pen name) was killed in action on September 22nd, 1914, the last day of summer, at the onset of a long dark … Continue reading
Posted in illustration, World War One
Tagged alain-fournier, color pencils, le grand meaulnes
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Comics adaptation of Siegfried Sassoon’s “Before the Battle” in Plough Quarterly!
The new issue of Plough Quarterly, featuring my adaptation of Siegfried Sassoon’s poem “Before the Battle” (1916), is now out in print and online. You can read the comic here: https://www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/poetry/before-the-battle To view all of the contents of this latest … Continue reading
Vimy 1917-2017
Today marks the centenary of the beginning of the Battle of Vimy Ridge (April 9-12, 1917). The Allied victory cost the lives of 3600 Canadians (along with, lest we forget, an unknown, but no doubt horrifyingly high number of Germans). … Continue reading
Posted in illustration, World War One
Tagged angels, battle, body parts, dead soldiers, vimy ridge, william henderson gregory
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Teaching English Literature Through Comics – In Flanders Fields at Collège Anna de Noailles
One of the most rewarding aspects of creating poetry comics for me is hearing from teachers all around the world, from Armenia to the Philippines to Spain to right here in Montreal, that are using my work as a learning … 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
“Sono una creatura” di Giuseppe Ungaretti (versione originale)
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
Posted in comics, Giuseppe Ungaretti, illustration, marco sonzogni, Poetry, Poetry Comics, Poetry translation, ross woods, victoria university wellington, World War One
Tagged carso, Dr. Ross Woods, fumetti, giuseppe ungaretti, i am a creature, san michele, sono una creatura, Victoria University of Wellington
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“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/
“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
Posted in comic book poetry, illustration, marco sonzogni, new zealand centre for literary translation, Poetry translation, victoria university wellington, World War One
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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