Before the Dawn
block print/collage
9" x 9 "

II
If only birds of sudden white,
Or opal, gold or iris hue,
Came upward through the columned light
Of morning's ocean-breathing blue;

If only songs disturbed our sleep,
Descending from that wakeful breeze,
And no great murmur of the deep
Sighed in our summer-sounding trees!
from
The Little June Book
From W.S. to E.V.M. June 5, 1909
by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955)

. . . one from a series of six images, each a visual interpretation of a verse by Wallace Stevens. This is a hand pulled linoleum block print with collage elements.


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