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.

2024 ARTISTS & POETS

Cold Blood

Poet: Kathryn Louise

Artist: Colleen Skiff

Paddle

Poet: Robert A. Miller

Artist: Brian Liston

The Beauty of the Five Senses

Poet: Steve Grogan

Artist: Phil Palmieri

A beyond empire amidst empire

Poet: Alexander Perez

Artist: Sven Willets

A Question of Beauty

Poet: Rhonda Weiss

Artist: Tess Lecuyer

The Beauty of the Five Senses

Poet: Steve Grogan

Artist: Thomasa Dwyer Nielsen

A New Battleground

Poet: Alan Bern

Artist: Elaine Kenyon

Ancient Wisdom

Poet: Don Maurer

Artist: Tina Johnston

Homily for the Homeless

Poet: Brian Kates

Artist: Thom Francis

Cosmic Treetop Cartography

Poet: Mary K O’Melveny

Artist: Stephen Mead

In The Dream

Poet: Mary Ladany

Artist: Ryan Smithson

Cosmic Treetop Cartography

Poet: Mary K O’Melveny

Artist: Patience Pechette

Vanity in Vases

Poet: Evie Groch

Artist: Elaine Kenyon

White Dinner Jackets, Black Bow Ties

Poet: Timothy Reidy

Artist: Rachel R. Baum

Daisies

Poet: Laurie Treacy

Artist: Thomasa Dwyer Nielsen

Tess Lecuyer - Oak Float

The Raker of Leaves

Poet: Matthew Johnson

Artist: Tess Lecuyer

Maureen Kelly - Dragonfly Dance

Dragonfly

Poet: Dan Hubbs

Artist: Maureen Kelly

Laurie Goodhart - Wetlands

Emergence

Poet: Christine Orio

Artist: Laurie Goodhart

Tina Johnston - Spring Equinox

Emergence

Poet: Christine Orio

Artist: Tina Johnston

Thom Francis - A Question of Beauty

A Question of Beauty

Poet: Rhonda Weiss

Artist: Thom Francis

Tess Lecuyer - Steeple

Homily for The Homeless

Poet: Brian Kates

Artist: Tess Lecuyer

Elaine Kenyon - Simple Beauty

Vanity in Vases

Poet: Evie Groch

Artist: Elaine Kenyon

Laurie Goodhart - Initiator of Spices

The Raker Of Leaves

Poet: Matthew Johnson

Artist: Laurie Goodhart

Tess Lecuyer - Constellation

Daisies

Poet: Laurie Treacy

Artist: Tess Lecuyer

Tess Lecuyer - Vanity in Vases -Too Tulip-

Vanity in Vases

Poet: Evie Groch

Artist: Tess Lecuyer

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Thom Francis - Flower Hour

The Flower Hour

Poet: Alex Andy Phuong

Artist: Thom Francis

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A Question of Beauty

Poet: Rhonda Weiss

Artist: Kimberly Kavanaugh

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Ann Womack - On the Cusp: she has a lot to say to us

on a cusp

Poet: Shira Dentz

Artist: Ann Womack

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Shelly Smith - The Raker of Leaves

The Raker of Leaves

Poet: Matthew Johnson

Artist: Shelly Smith

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Ancient Wisdom

Poet: Don Maurer

Artist: Toni Hewitt

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Lucia Mabel Smith - Egg Carton

As The Last Egg In The Carton, I Should Tell You About The Others

Poet: Jackie Craven

Artist: Lucia Mabel Smith

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Molly Job - Battlefield

A New Battleground

Poet: Alan Bern

Artist: Molly Job

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Sarah Petrucci - Homily for the Homeless

Homily for the Homeless

Poet: Brian Kates

Artist: Sarah Petrucci

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Rebecca Schoonmaker - Sewing Stars

The Spell

Poet: Margaret McDermott

Artist: Rebecca Schoonmaker

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Rebecca Schoonmaker - Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Poet: Dan Hubbs

Artist: Rebecca Schoonmaker

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Frank Smith - No More War

No More War

Poet: Naomi Bindman

Artist: Frank Smith

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Lisa Schweigert - Funny How the Very First Sin was a Woman Who Ate

A Question of Beauty

Poet: Rhonda Weiss

Artist: Lisa Schweigert Iniquitous Articulations

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Lisa Schweigert - Memory of a Young Girl

Inspired by Ghost Orchestras

Poet: Elaine Kenyon

Artist: Lisa Schweigert Iniquitous Articulations

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Rebecca Schoonmaker - More Than LIfe

Dragonfly

Poet: Dan Hubbs

Artist: Rebecca Schoonmaker

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Rebecca Schoonmaker - Breathe That Moment Down

Poem #1

Poet: Steve Trimm

Artist: Rebecca Schoonmaker

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Rebecca Schoonmaker - Down Bad

Poem #1

Poet: Steve Trimm

Artist: Rebecca Schoonmaker

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Christoph Speenburgh - I'll Fly Away

The Breeze The Locals Hate

Poet: Joseph Moorman

Artist: Christoph Speenburgh

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