Senryu & Nudes
by Marc Awodey
August 21st to September 27th, 2008

Opening Reception: August 21st, 2008, 6-8PM
Kasini House, 64 North Street, Burlington, VT

Senryu & Nudes, a new book of poetry by Marc Awodey, juxtaposes drawings of nude figures with senryu, a Japanese style of poetry. Like haiku, senryu is a short form of poetry that consists of three lines with seventeen or fewer phonetic units. Unlike haiku, where the subject is nature, senryu trades in the foibles of man, treating its subject with dark humor and cynicism.

"The point of combining senryu and nudes is to suggest that poems must evolve from a state of psychological nudity," says Awodey. The drawings in the book are poetic moments in and of themselves, rendered in a loose, gestural style. Some of the drawings have been torn apart and what is presented are the ripped fragments of paper that form a collage on the page. The drawings are based on the photographs of Eadweard Muybridge.

The original drawings will be on view at Kasini House gallery from August 21st to September 27th. Please join Kasini House and Marc Awodey on Thursday, August 21st from 6-8PM for the opening reception of the exhibit and the launch of the book, Senryu & Nudes.

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The public is invited to attend an Opening Reception on Thursday, August 21st, from 6PM to 8PM.

Gallery hours are Thursday and Friday from Noon to 6PM and Saturday from 10AM to 4PM.