Joan Kantor, Poet
Welcome to my WordPaintings
My work is highly visual. I often engage the written word in a dialogue with visual art – my own, or another artist’s creation. Writing, for me, is painting with words. Therefore, my poems are “Word Paintings”.
Nature, people, the arts, travel, and the news – all of these inspire my work.
I invite you to engage and discover …
a new perspective,
an original interpretation,
an emotional journey.
About Joan's Work
There is much power in simplicity, and in my poetry, I work to capture moments of emotion and awareness, with clarity and to the point.
My work intentionally plays to the senses; especially the visual, with color, texture and even the placement of words on the page. Rhythm, sound, alliteration and internal rhyme all play an important part in the process.
I find my inspiration in personal experiences, others’ stories, the news, and especially in the worlds of nature and art. I am first and foremost a “passionate observer”, and I take great pleasure in sharing the inspired results of my observations.
Dual Impressions
Original Photos & Poems
Photos never quite capture the reality of what I see.
I aim to capture the essence of what I feel, through the intensity, softness or abstraction of altered images that often merge with words on the page.
Ekphrastic* Poems
*Inspired by Art
The Space Between Them
Different Perspectives
A Different Path
Books by Joan Kantor
Fading into Focus
A memoir about a mother, a daughter, Alzheimers, and a changing relationship.
Filling in the Black
A journey through The South to better understand the Black experience.
Her Children
A collaboration between word artist Joan Kantor and quilt artist Linda Anderson.
Holding it Together
An inspiring memoir, validating and empowering those with mental illness.
Too Close for Comfort
Speaks for those who have no voices of their own.
Shadow Sounds
Poems dealing with childhood, family (private & public), nature, & art.
The Magic of Moments
A reminder to take even the briefest moments of time to notice nature.
Trumpocalypse
Musings and rants of resistance.