Presenting a culmination of surrealist exercises, this collection of
poems is based on words and phrases from Hebdomeros, the only novel
ever written by painter Giorgio de Chirico. Through an assortment of
verse, the novel's protagonist is transformed into an irascible
mini-dictator ruling over an unruly realm--perhaps a metaphor for the
Self--upon which he attempts to impose ideas of order and beauty. The
Hebdomerous Suite is accompanied by the Bronzino Poems, which draw from
both accurate and purposefully erroneous interpretations of Deborah
Parker's book, Bronzino: Renaissance Painter and Poet. The resulting
pieces celebrate not only the formation of art but creation in general,
bringing a greater awareness to global cultures and traditions.