If you tour around enough blogs on WordPress, you will eventually start recognizing certain Gravitar pictures as belonging to particular people. I distinctly remember the first time I saw the one belonging to the poet Robert Okaji, because it reminded me of a picture of the rotors inside an Enigma encryption machine. I was certain I’d enjoy the work of someone with such good Gravitar picture taste – and Mr. Okaji has not disappointed! I have been a fan of his work ever since then, putting me in the good company of thousands of others. So it is my great pleasure to present an illustration of one of his recent poems, “At Sunrise We Celebrate the Night’s Passage.” I definitely recommend taking a moment of your day to read the whole poem, which can be found here at his fantastic blog O at the Edges. Poem by Mr. Robert Okaji, mixed media collage and composition by me. Enjoy!
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Robert is one of my favorites, as well. Love the letter image. Awesome!
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Thank you, Jilanne! I had to bust out my very best handwriting for that background – it took a couple of tries to get it right! 😀
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Lovely and live the concept.
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Thank you so much! I have to thank Mr. Okaji for providing me with such good starting material! 🙂
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Reblogged this on O at the Edges and commented:
I’m honored that Marcy Erb has illustrated one of my poems. It’s interesting to see what someone else discovers in my words.
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Beautiful collage, love the pairing. Really enjoyed Mr. Okaji’s poetry, thank you for a delightful feature.
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Thank you! It is my pleasure – his poems are wonderful and I always enjoy his posts, so I am happy to share!
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Marcy and Mr. O… no edges, just fluid. Beautiful.
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Thank you so much! This poem in particular I kept picturing as a letter from long ago, so I went with it. I am so glad that you like how it turned out!
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