The Invention of Perspective
G. L. Ford
July 2008
You must be sure
that the scene
within the frame you have chosen
is complete,
no color
or shade,
no figure’s gesture
missing or partial.
no figure's gesture / missing or partial.
G.L. Ford
The Invention of Perspective is a poem based in large part on Leon Battista Alberti’s “On Painting” (1435) and Piero della Francesca’s “On Perspective in Painting” (1474). It was first printed in an edition of 25 for the Spring Greetings reading series in April 2008, and reprinted in an edition of 162.
About the Author
G. L. Ford was a founding member of the Ugly Duckling Presse collective and a founding editor of 6×6. His poems have appeared in The Brooklyn Review and LVNG, among others. Chapbooks of his work have been published by UDP and Cy Gist Press. He resides in Harlem.
Links
Other UDP titles from G. L. Ford here
Landscape of Fire and Music Review
Landscape of Fire and Music Review on LitNav
Publication Details
Chapbook
Hand-bound. 24 pp, 3.75 x 6.25 in
Publication Date: July 01 2008