Making Lists for Frances Hodgkins

Inspired by an invitation to a recent exhibition of Frances Hodgkins' paintings, this poetic memoir written "in the light of art" opens with a selection of poems that focus on eight of Frances Hodgkins' works, listing their impacts and delights. The following chapter includes a number of lyrical autobiographical poems about the role art has played in the poet's life. In the third section, art and poetry intermingle in the works of some favorite artists-such as Jenny Bornholdt, Sophie Calle, and Deborah Smith-and also in the context of a recent illness. Finally, a long letter-poem to Hawaii-based writer Anne Kennedy ties the main themes together.