art and literature

"18 poets have written . . . poems inspired by some of the most popular works in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum. The collection represents a wide range of poets and artists, including acclaimed children's poets Marilyn Singer, Alma Flor Alda, and Carole Boston Weatherford and popular artists such as Mary Cassatt, Fernando Botero, Winslow Homer, and Utagawa Hiroshige. Accompanying the artwork and specially commissioned poems is an introduction, biographies of each poet and artist, and an index"--Provided by publisher.

Explores four important painting techniques--chiaroscuro, sfumato, incollato, and impasto--demonstrating how they are used to paint various literary works.

A collection of illustrated letters, schoolbook sketches, teenage diaries, portraits, paintings, and photographs from Sylvia Plath's childhood and teenage years.

Discusses the history and art forms of haiku poetry and paintings.