SOL2015 March 28 Memories And Ghosts in Grayscale
Tara Smith’s post regarding students writing from old family photographs prompted me to recall Cynthia Rylant’s book, ‘ Something Permanent ’ where she used the Great Depression photographs of Walker Evans to celebrate the stark beauty of lives lived in harsh and challenging times. Rylant’s poetry added new perspective to the images. My wife Vicki brought me this special little book while we were living and working in New York . I regard it as a treasured addition to my personal library. Today, I have been inspired to use a couple of my own black and white photographs as inspiration for writing poetry. Union St, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 2001 Snow On A Silent Street It is quiet on Union Street But we know Many have been this way Tracks Footprints Clues in the snow covered pavement They are home now Having removed Hats Coats Gloves And through windows They peer out across the silent s...