Poster Image
$20
Item#: 2025SYR14
Purchase Details
11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
You also receive…
An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
Medium- and large-format posters are available by custom order. Contact us for details.
Poem Inspiration Location
On the Lunch Half Hour
poster information
Description
On the lunch half hour
counter service oven hot
slice of Warren Street
I am a third generation Syracusan. My wife is a distant relative of Comfort Tyler, first white settler of Onondaga Valley. My children (2) and grandchildren (3) were all born in Syracuse.
I have long considered Syracuse a city of scattered gems; modest perhaps but highly valued. Pavone’s pizza, longstanding on Warren Street, is certainly one of those gems!
I found easy inspiration composing this haiku. This armchair poet and pizza lover is pleased to be a part of this wonderful annual project!
I had just moved to Syracuse when I heard about the Poster Project. It sounded like a good way to learn about the city and its businesses. I loved the specificity of the poem, giving me the time and street. It felt like a clear directive: Go to Pavone’s for a lunchtime slice.
When I went, the area felt more city-like than the Syracuse I’d seen so far. More signs, diverse people, more hustle, and a little louder. Pavone’s no-nonsense efficiency fell right in line with this too. I decided hand lettering the poem with that energy in mind would best capture my experience.