Product Description
The symbiotic relationship between poems and paintings is explored in this stimulating volume. As a premiere example of convergence art, in which two or more different kinds of art react to and interact with one another, the collection draws a comparison between multidisciplinary art and multiculturalism by equating medium with race. By pairing the work of a renowned poet and public artist with the paintings of a beloved children’s book illustrator, the book shows how effectively art can take a multimedia approach and yet convey a single message: how new historical and cultural possibilities can arise when differing disciplines work together, whether referring to different kinds of art or different kinds of people.
About the Author
Estella Conwill Majozo is a professor of English at the University of Louisville, where she teaches creative writing and African American literature. She is the author of Jiva Telling Rites, Libation: A Literary Pilgrimage Through the African American Soul, and Metamorphosis. She lives in New York City. Tom Feelings is the illustrator of Moja Means One, a Swahili counting book, and Jambo Means Hello, a Swahili alphabet book, both of which were selected as Caldecott Honor books.
