Poetic License

Poetry Inspiring Art

The Upstate Artists Guild (UAG) and Hudson Valley Writers Guild (HVWG) are proud to present Poetic License 2025, a project bridging the worlds of poetry and visual art in the Capital Region.

2025 ARTISTS & POETS

Stonehenge

Poet: Sylvia Barnard

Artists: Tina Johnston, Laurie Goodhart 

Empty

Poet: Mimi Moriarty

Artist: Tess Lecuyer

Dancing Tulip

Poet: Will Nixon

Artist: Timothy Reidy

4:30 Sunset

Poet: Cheryl A. Rice

Artists: Laurie Goodhart, Joleen Rockhill

The Claw Machine

Poet: Tim Maloney

Artist: Thom Francis

Tree Snag

Poet: Pam Jacobson

Artists: Tracy Loring, Laurie Goodhart, Tess Lecuyer

Poet: David Gonsalves

Artist: Sven Willets

Poet: Rhonda Rosenheck

Artist: Patience Pechette

Old Shoes

Poet: Patrice Malatestinic

Artist: Erica Veil

Poet: Rhonda Weiss

Artist: Lucia Mabel Smith

Poet: Jen Schneider

Artist: Rebecca Schoonmaker

October

Poet: Marianne Jones

Artist: Tess Lecuyer

mad lark laundry

Poet: jil hanifan

Artist: Tess Lecuyer

Communion

Poet: Jenny Doughty

Artist: Tina Johnston

Buck

Poet: Matt Rector

Artist: Ginger LaFreniere

Brown Paper Bags

Poet: Cynthia Stephens

Artists: Nina Stanley, Patrice Malatestinic

Haiku

Poet: Elaine Kenyon

Artist: Susan Himmel

Storm Within

Poet: Traci Neal

Artists: Elaine Kenyon, Maureen Kelly

Nitzotzot

Poet: John Savoie

Artist: Ginger LaFreniere

Mother Nature’s Jewelry Case

Poet: Mary K. O’Melveny

Artists: Laurie Goodhart, Rebecca Schoonmaker

The Meadow

Poet: Bob Sharkey

Artist: Rebecca Schoonmaker

The House Up the Hill

Poet: Andy Fogle

Artist: Stephen Mead