Allowables

Poem by Nikki Giovanni & Art/Code by Molly Obermeier
Final Project —

For this project I wanted to develop a set of codes to express the different lines in the poem while emphasizing their meaning or feeling. Some carry more weight than others and by using color I could emphasis the transition in the poem while also highlighting certain pieces which hold the most weight when I read the poem. I feel as if all poetry can be read and understand differently by everyone. By illustrating this poem by Nikki Giovanni I can highlight my understanding and add some imagery to her beautiful words.

Below you will find the codes, poem in its entirety and precedent images.

Allowables
Poem by Nikki Giovanni

I killed a spider
And if the truth were told this
Was only a small
Sort of papery spider
Who should have run
When I picked up the book
But she didn’t
And she scared me
And I smashed her
I don’t think
I’m allowed
To kill something
Because I am
Frightened

These are precedent or inspirational images from Unsplash.com