Poster Image
Item#: 2026SYR02
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.
A framing coupon, good for a 20 percent discount at Edgewood Gallery, a custom frame shop at 216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse.
Medium- and large-format posters are available by custom order. Contact us for details.
Poem Inspiration Location
Syracuse Listens
poster information
Description
Syracuse listens
note by note we measure time
Quarter by Quarter
For the “quarter century series” of the Syracuse Poster Project, I was most drawn to our shared appreciation of music in Syracuse. As Ms. Reed (multiple poet contributor) states in one of her narratives, I too believe that the process of writing a haiku is like a meditation.
In this instance, I was most drawn to the experience of being immersed in music (in all of my childhood music lessons and all throughout adult life).
I wanted to reflect our region’s steady march and persistence through time with words that would bring to mind the musical rhythms of life.
As a medical student, an important part of learning how to treat patients is learning how to listen to them. To help bring people comfort and healing, I am learning how to listen to their stories, not just their heartbeats. I chose Nancy’s poem for how it invited me to pause and listen with Syracuse.
The theme of “quarters” brought to my mind the keen differences in Syracuse’s seasons versus the historical buildings that stay the same through it all. My goal was to juxtapose those ideas with this poster, putting firm, photographed brick alongside fleeting, painted nature scenes of Central New York.