"I believe a poem must look seductive on the page. A poem's anatomy should arouse a desire to read it. cummings, who was also a visual artist, understood this. Striving to accentuate my poetry's graphic aesthetic, I began to experiment with different forms of visual poetry, creating hybrid art, calligrams and more. It was a natural progression for me, a visual artist, to unite both literary and visual art forms."

   

                                                                                                                                                            -    John Schiano