The 50/50 Trade Portfolio consists of 12 prints interpreting short form poems by 12 regional writers. Each poem explores the theme of 50/50 in five lines, each line containing five syllables. 11 artists responded to the poems in visual form. Type was set by The Big Nasty Press. Edition of 24
12 of One Dozen of the Other
Scott Brown
Tarda Ad Mortem
Poem: Jeanine Hathaway
Art: Joshua Monaghan
Untitled
Poem: Alligator Juniper Denise Low
Art: Randy Oberly (Rama)
Night Craft
Poem: Night Craft Bill Coleman
Art: Alexandria Arceneaux
Twilight
Poem: Dan Pohl
Art: Scott Brown
One Night
Poem: 50-50 John Eberly
Art: Piglet
Big Arkansas
Poem: The Big Arkansas Roy J. Beckemeyer
Art: Lacey Schekter
Release
Poem: Sailing Tyler Sheldon
Art Rebecca Bridges
Wnage
Poem: Marriage Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Art: William Fathi
Winter Dreams
Poem: It's Time John Jenkinson
Art: William Sheldon
Poetry & Funk
Poem: Poetry & Funk Kevin Rabas
Art: Alexandria Arceneaux
In Harmony
Poem: Fifty Fifty Wyatt Townley
Art: Doug Billings
Fall
Poem: Donald Levering
Art: Shel Brown
Re-reading and re-viewing this collection after letting it lie dormant for a while, I'm again impressed by the sense of intelligent fun displayed by the artists and poets. We need more of this kind of cooperative, border sharing work. Kudos to the Big Nasty Press.
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