Art and Artists: Poems is a sumptuous collection of visions in verse — the work of centuries of poets who have used their own art form to illuminate art created by others.

A wide variety of visual art forms have inspired great poetry, from painting, sculpture, and photography to tapestry, folk art, and calligraphy. Included here are poems that celebrate Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa , Claude Monet’s Water Lilies, Grant Wood’s American Gothic, and more.  

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