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 [log in to unmask]