Is That What I Mean?: A Dialogue of Pictures and Poems

Is That What I Mean? is a small but fascinating interaction between the poetry of Spencer Farmans and the visual art of Anita Skarpathiotis. Each of the thirty-one paintings in this book is a direct response to the poem that immediately precedes the picture. In an exchange that took three years, Spencer and Anita were both actively engaged in the process of each of the other’s work. Through discussions and a continual exchange of ideas once a week (usually at a local coffee house) this book came into existence. What emerges is a beautiful and poignant delight of both the mind and eye.