How to Be Drawn
How to Be Drawn by Terrance Hayes, published by Penguin on March 31, 2015, is a collection of poetry that delves into the themes of perception and identity. This edition comprises 112 pages and is presented in English. In this daring fifth collection, Hayes draws from his background as a visual artist, creating poems that inhabit the essence of art rather than merely describing it. The work reflects on how we see and are seen, offering a unique exploration of these concepts through various artistic inspirations.
Readers will find that the poems in How to Be Drawn engage with elements such as blind contour drawing, maps, and graphs, showcasing Hayes’s formal and emotional versatility. The collection is characterized by an existential focus, blending complexity with transparency. Through this intricate interplay, Hayes invites readers to reflect on the intersections of art and life, making this work a significant contribution to contemporary poetry.
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A finalist for the 2015 National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award
In How to Be Drawn, his daring fifth collection, Terrance Hayes explores how we see and are seen. While many of these poems bear the clearest imprint yet of Hayes’s background as a visual artist, they do not strive to describe art so much as inhabit it. Thus, one poem contemplates the principle of blind contour drawing while others are inspired by maps, graphs, and assorted artists. The formal and emotional versatilities that distinguish Hayes’s award-winning poetry are unified by existential focus. Simultaneously complex and transparent, urgent and composed, How to Be Drawn is a mesmerizing achievement.
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