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Sylvia Plath, Self-Portrait

From Print Magazine’s “The Visual Art and Design of Famous Writers” by Steven Brower (there’s also a follow-up piece featuring even more writers)

From William S. Burroughs and Charles Bukowski to Henry Miller and Sylvia Plath, renowned writers of the twentieth century made paintings, drawings, and collages. These creative outpourings enhance our understanding of their authors’ written works, and stand on their own merits as well. Some of the art is whimsical; Mark Twain and Kurt Vonnegut, for instance, were inveterate doodlers. Other examples—such as the work of e.e. cummings—is astonishing in its mastery. Here is a look at the visual output of 19 literary greats.

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   Sylvia Plath and Allen Ginsburg both inspired me to start writing poetry when I was in 6th grade. And I still write to...

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