Three years ago, John N. Serio, professor emeritus and honorary editor of The Wallace Stevens Journal, initiated an email series called “A Month of Poetry and Painting” as a way to alleviate the stress and isolation of the pandemic. Every day he selected a poem by Wallace Stevens and a corresponding painting by Alexis Serio to uplift people’s spirits. A publisher on his list invited him to put together a coffee-table book on the topic (see below). This May, Serio plans to create a series called “A Week of Poetry and Painting” with seven selections from the book.
