Kelly Rogers
The Poet Tree
Deconstructing poetry with wind. To use nature to physically deconstruct a well-known poem by letting words individually blow in the breeze, when released from the tree. To have the public involved in reconstructing the poem by catching/collecting the words and recording the randomly reassembled new form. The reassembled poem(s) would be displayed as they appear. A contemporary art moment in the spirit of Robert Rauschenberg’s erased de Kooning drawing in 1953.
Thanks so much to everyone who participated in this beautiful installation. Following are the results of this fantastic adventure with words:
What a terrific piece of art Kelly.
I surely will be there to hear what the wind has to whisper to those ears.
WOW! Here is one of the early wind poems. This blew out of a lovely little maple tree in about half an hour. I am deconstructing the canadian national anthem. Or should I say “Wind Anthems” .
Wind Poem Two
(Wind Deconstructed Canadian National Anthem)
Canada O on O
the our command!
in for stand land
on god and our native
keep stand see
O from . . O all Canada,
we and true wide we
our on god and our native keep
stand see O from..
thee guard and rise Canada
hearts!! north thee,.
true with stand!
on home thee thee land
patriot strong far guard
sons Canada love,
we glorious
for. for, we
and, glowing free