At the Book Museum - an original poem

[kellyrfineman]

A couple of years ago, I wrote a handful of poems about books. One of them was written following a visit I made to an exhibit of artists' books. Here it is:

At the Book Museum
by Kelly Fineman

A book of metal, shaped like wings

Comments

[phoenixfirewolf]

That's pretty neat. Especially with the visual element. And I agree the best kind is the one you can hold.

[kellyrfineman]

The artists' books were really, really cool. I spent hours looking at them, and would gladly go see another exhibit of them.

[phoenixfirewolf]

It sounds pretty awesome :)

[kellyrfineman]

The one I saw was a few years ago at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in D.C. - they currently have an exhibit on The Book as Sculpture, a bunch of artists' books that blur the lines between book and statuary.

[anonymous]

I love the last line. And I can see that quilt -- must have been amazing!

Laura @ Author Amok

[kellyrfineman]

Thanks, Laura. And yes - the quilt was amazing. As were so very many of the books, made from all sorts of materials. So, so cool to see what people came up with, and how they were able to make a statement with their work.

[jeannineatkins]

Lovely! And cool!

I'm gonna keep a closer eye on the books today.

[kellyrfineman]

I'll bet you mostly have books you can hold, which are the best kind. That said, the exhibit of artists' books was really amazing and inspiring and cool.

[irenelatham]

Yes, the visual element is really effective here! I thought the small print was a mistake until I read the words, and then I was like, ohhhhhhh.... nice!

[kellyrfineman]

*grins*

[kellyrfineman]

Ooh - I'll bet that's really interesting!