If you're interested in the integration of poetry and art,
          William Blake is a seminal figure to look into. He
          invented a form of engraving specifically so he
          could publish his own books in his own way. He is
          well regarded for his graphic work (which I love),
          and his poems (I love the ones I can read). I
          particularly recommend his illuminated "Marriage of
          Heaven and Hell", though his "Songs of Innocence and
          of Experience" are much more provocative than they
          are generally recognized to be. Definitely not 7th
          grade English fare. He also created elaborate
          illuminations for "The Book of Job", "The Divine
          Comedy" and "Paradise Lost" (you know, the lightweight
          stuff). There was an inexpensive paperback edition of some
          of his illuminated poems in facsimile editions, I can find
          the name of the publisher if you're interested. Northrop
          Frye's book Fearful Symmetry (title?) is a thorough and
          authoritative book on Blakes big illuminated poems, and
          Harold Bloom also wrote a big book on him, I think.
 
          Another interesting figure that I'm aware of who integrates
          words and art is the contemporary Scottish artist Ian
          Hamilton Finlay (name?). His principal work of art is a
          landscape he created where he lives, with lots of words
          carved into stones, pediments, fascia, and all over the
          place. A very eccentric, but fascinating artist.
 
          Good luck.
 
          Eric Siegel
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