UWF English students will exhibit artwork inspired by poet Claudia Rankine.
Using words, images and everything in between, students from the University of West Florida are preparing an exhibition based on the work of a provocative, award winning writer.
“She is a playwright, she is an essayist, she is a poet,” said Robin Blyn, a professor of English at UWF. She s talking about Claudia Rankine, whose 2014 book called Citizen: An American Lyric is the subject of the exhibit. Blyn says the book combines all of her writing styles with visual art. ‘Citizen: An American Lyric’ is really a kind of collage book. It uses a variety of different genres and, in fact, puts visual and verbal art into conversation with one and other.”