Poetry Portraits
8 videos • 994 views • by London Fine Arts In partnership with the Studios, Poet in the City UK is creating a series of portraits of the poets featured in Poet in the City's major events throughout the past year. These exclusive portraits will then be sold at a high profile charity auction some time in the future. To promote this exciting initiative Poet in the City are commissioning a series of short film-portraits. Each 3 minute film will show the artist sketching the poet, an interview of the poet and an intimate reading of the poet's own chosen poem. More information can be found on Pinterest. Please follow us there for updates. The list below gives you an overview of which artist each individual poet was painted by: Wendy Cope - Scott Pohlschmidt Gwyneth Lewis - Ann Witheridge Jo Shapcott - Jill Hooper Patience Agbabi - Rosalie Watkins Leontia Flynn - Phoebe Dickinson Gerdur Kristny - India Amos David Constantine - Joni Duarte Imtiaz Darkhar - Archie Wardlaw Sir Andrew Motion - Scott Pohlschmidt Seamus Heaney - Ann Witheridge