Miró and Poetry with Paul Jaskunas

The Phillips Collection’s Living Room is a series of intimate conversations featuring artists, authors, curators, collectors, and museum professionals. These programs offer rare opportunities to engage in discussions that connect the museum’s collection with broader dialogues.

In conjunction with Miró and the United States, this Living Room program celebrates Joan Miró’s art and inspirations, revealing how poetry helped shape his paintings. Join Paul Jaskunas for a conversation on the dynamic relationship between poetry and painting, and the ways they inspire each other.

About Paul Jaskunas

Paul Jaskunas is the author of two novels: The Atlas of Remedies (Stillhouse Press) and Hidden (Free Press), which won the Friends of American Writers Award. He has also published two volumes of poetry: Mother Ship, a chapbook (Finishing Line), and Drawing Lessons, a collection of ekphrastic poetry in conversation with the art of Warren Linn (Spuyten Duyvil). His writing has appeared in many publications, including the New York Times, America, the Brooklyn Rail, and Spiritus. Since 2008, he has served on the faculty of the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. In addition to teaching literature and creative writing at MICA, he edits Full Bleed, an annual journal that explores the intersection of the visual and literary arts.

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