Paintings and Sculptures

Each poem in this collection describes a painting or a sculpture: some, a re-vision of a classic; others, an original work not yet realized. Among the artists whose work is re-imagined are Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Dali, Botticelli, Monet, and Rodin. "e;It has been a long time since I've read a poetry book, but when I came across Paintings and Sculptures by Chris Wind, I was hooked. You know that feeling-when you read the first page and you know you're going to like the book? That happened when I read the first poem. ... I loved "e;Mona"e; and I could picture the scene; it might have happened that way, we'll never know. Also, "e;The Last Supper"e; was brilliantly clever. But my favourite one was "e;Lady of Justice"e;-such a fine poem, with a subtle message ... This is for sure a book I'll reread every couple months!"e; Mesca Elin 5/5?Praise for chris wind's poetry collections"e;... a top pick of poetry and very much worth considering."e; Midwest Book Review about dreaming of kaleidoscopes"e; ... not only dynamic, imaginative verse writing, but extremely intelligent and intuitive insight ..."e; Joanne Zipay, Judith Shakespeare Company, NYC about Soliloquies: the lady doth indeed protest"e;There is anger and truth here, not to mention courage."e; Eric Folsom, Next Exit about UnMythed