For National Poetry Month, we asked three poets — Diana Goetsch, Karisma Price and Sally Wen Mao — for a poem on the subject of identity. We then asked three artists — Margaret Flatley, Anjali Chandrashekhar and S. Mirk — to translate the poems into comic illustrations. This collaboration between writers and artists makes for a unique visualization of poetry, with every line (staying true to original line breaks) drawn out in words and sketches, coming together in a cohesive series of comic panels.
ARS POETICA AS A VILLAIN ORIGIN STORY IN INTERVALS
Poem by Karisma Price, Comic by Margaret Flatley.
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Margaret Flatley (Karisma Price Poem) Panel 1 (Margaret Flatley For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Margaret Flatley (Karisma Price Poem) Panel 2 (Margaret Flatley For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Margaret Flatley (Karisma Price Poem) Panel 3
(Margaret Flatley For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Margaret Flatley (Karisma Price Poem) Panel 4 (Margaret Flatley For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Margaret Flatley (Karisma Price Poem) Panel 5 (Margaret Flatley For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Margaret Flatley (Karisma Price Poem) Panel 6
(Margaret Flatley For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Margaret Flatley (Karisma Price Poem) Panel 7
(Margaret Flatley For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Margaret Flatley (Karisma Price Poem) Panel 8
(Margaret Flatley For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Margaret Flatley (Karisma Price Poem) Panel 9 (Margaret Flatley For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Margaret Flatley (Karisma Price Poem) Panel 10 (Margaret Flatley For The Washington Post)
Poem by Sally Wen Mao, Comic by Anjali Chandrashekhar.
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Anjali Chandrashekhar (Sally Wen Mao Poem) Panel 1 (Anjali Chandrashekar For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Anjali Chandrashekhar (Sally Wen Mao Poem) Panel 2 (Anjali Chandrashekar For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Anjali Chandrashekhar (Sally Wen Mao Poem) Panel 3 (Anjali Chandrashekhar For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Anjali Chandrashekhar (Sally Wen Mao Poem) Panel 4 (Anjali Chandrashekar For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Anjali Chandrashekhar (Sally Wen Mao Poem) Panel 5 (Anjali Chandrashekar For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Anjali Chandrashekhar (Sally Wen Mao Poem) Panel 6 (Anjali Chandrashekar For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Anjali Chandrashekhar (Sally Wen Mao Poem) Panel 7
(Anjali Chandrashekhar For The Washington Post)
Poem by Diana Goetsch, Comic by S. Mirk.
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Shay Mirk (Diana Goetsch Poem) Panel 1
(S.Mirk For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Shay Mirk (Diana Goetsch Poem) Panel 2 (S.Mirk For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Shay Mirk (Diana Goetsch Poem) Panel 3 (S.Mirk For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Shay Mirk (Diana Goetsch Poem) Panel 4 (S.Mirk For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Shay Mirk (Diana Goetsch Poem) Panel 5 (S.Mirk For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Shay Mirk (Diana Goetsch Poem) Panel 6 (S.Mirk For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Shay Mirk (Diana Goetsch Poem) Panel 7
(S.Mirk For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Shay Mirk (Diana Goetsch Poem) Panel 8 (S.Mirk For The Washington Post)
Poetry Month 2023 Comic Shay Mirk (Diana Goetsch Poem) Panel 9 (S.Mirk For The Washington Post)
About this story
Poems by Sally Wen Mao, Karisma Price and Diana Goetsch. Comic Illustrations by Anjali Chandrashekhar, Margaret Flatley and S. Mirk.
Design, Development and Art Direction by Shikha Subramaniam. Editing by Eddie Alvarez, John Williams, Christine Ashack, Jill Pellettieri and Sarah Mark.
