Poster Image
$20
Item#: 2022SYR10
Purchase Details
11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
You also receive…
An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
Medium- and large-format posters are available by custom order. Contact us for details.
Poem Inspiration Location
This is the Color of my Street
poster information
Description
This is the color of my street:
black, brown, and white.
Prismatic and perfect.
I wrote my first poem when I was five years old. It was rhymed—no surprise. As the years built, poetry provided a safe harbor, a place to capture images and events and the emotions they elicited. It was affirmation and permanence when the rest of life was wobbly.
Over time, I did some experimentation with poetic forms but rebelled when it came to anything requiring strict adherence to structure. It's the same in my kitchen. Recipes are just a suggestion.
And so, you have my contribution to the project—a not quite haiku in praise of Ferris Avenue, a two-block street representing the best in all of us.
I was drawn to this haiku because of the strong sense of neighborhood and community. I love that Syracuse is developing, the pride its people have, and the stories that make us unique.
I recently read about all the
redevelopment that happened with the five sisters on Park Ave and knew I wanted to draw them for this project. Each house has its own colors and style, but all five clearly belong together.
Prismatic and perfect, indeed.