Muse, Um by Larry O. Dean

words + thoughts

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food for thought

prepared by Larry O. Dean

–Tim Kerr, self-expressionist

“Dean is a delightful tour guide through the museum’s more lyric hours. His playfulness beams on both the paintings and the walls. These poems teach us to look closely and in cursive.”

–Daniela Olszewska, author of Citizen J and How to Feel Confident With Your Special Talents

“If I had a painting hanging at the Art Institute of Chicago, I’d like Larry O. Dean to write a poem about it. He’d sit on a bench across from my painting and scribble lines in his notebook, glancing up now and then to check whether the marks on the canvas corresponded to the words on his page. Then, he’d cross the lines out and start over. I’d like that.”

–Dmitry Samarov, painter/writer