Poetry in Motion at Texas A&M

While a graduate student at Texas A&M, I organized a year of Poetry in Motion on the university’s bus system. For those of you not familiar with the program, it replaces ads on public transportation with eye-catching posters of poetry. We had a couple dozen poster designs; here are six that I personally created.

Rainer Maria Rilke – “Blumenmuskel, der der Anemone”
Rainer Maria Rilke – “Blumenmuskel, der der Anemone”
The translation is by another A&M poet, Olympia Sibley
Edgar Allen Poe – from “The Raven”
Edgar Allen Poe – from “The Raven”
A&M student Heather "Falconsong" Howard did the amazing raven drawings for this one
John O’Leary – from “Alnitak”
John O’Leary – from “Alnitak”
From one of Ireland's contemporary sonneteers, a creative use of the form
Jose Kozer – mi signo astrologico, Aries
Jose Kozer – mi signo astrologico, Aries
We drew on contemporary Latin American poets on bilingual posters as well
Margaret Cavendish – “Of Many Worlds in This World”
Margaret Cavendish – “Of Many Worlds in This World”
One of the simpler designs I did for Poetry in Motion at Texas A&M
Eduardo Espina – “Momias”
Eduardo Espina – “Momias”
Guggenheim winner, poet known across Latin America, and (I'm happy to say) member of my Ph.D. committee

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