Exhibitions at Poetry Foundation
A.R. Ammons: WatercolorsWell-known as one of the most gifted and fruitful poets of the modern era, AR. Ammons was also a great painter. This exhibition focuses on Ammons’s abstract watercolors painted from 1977 to 1979,a time of intense productivity.The abstraction of these watercolors is in line with those found in Ammons's poems and offers an expanded understanding of his art.
Date: January9-April 30Jun Fujita: American Visionary
This exhibition focuses on the extraordinary achievements of poet and photojournalist Jun Fujita. Born outside Hiroshima,Fujita came to Chicago in 1909,becoming the first Japanese American photojournalist. He published his poems regularly in Poetry magazine, and as a photographer he captured (拍摄) many of the most famous moments in Chicago history.
Date: January 24- March 31Poetry by Winterhouse
The Winterhouse design studio, cofounded by William Drenttel and Jessica Helfand, worked with Poetry magazine for 12 years, contributing to the rebirth of the magazine's design and the first Poetry Foundation brand identity. Poetry by Winterhouse illustrates the magazine's rich history and the expansion and development of its visual style.
Date: May 15-August 27The Life o f Poetry in Morden Tower
Morden Tower, now one of Britain’s literary landmarks, was once a dusty, nearly abandoned building. That changed in 1964 when Tom and Connie Pickard began a new reading series in the tower. Morden Tower quickly became an international poetry center and housed poetry history. This exhibition honors that history with a showcase of posters from the1960s and 1970s advertising readings, photos, and letters.
Date: September 5-December 20【小题1】Who was both a poet and a painter?
| A．Jun Fujita. | B．Connie Pickard. | C．A.R. Ammons. | D．William Drenttel. |
| A．The Life of Poetry in Morden Tower | B．Jun Fujita: American Visionary. |
| C．AR.Ammons: Watercolors. | D．Poetry by Winterhouse. |
| A．On January 30. | B．On February 16. | C．On August 27. | D．On October 20. |
