Gary Barwin's 'Brick' becomes political poster in Ireland

A poem from Gary Barwin's The Porcupinity of the Stars has been featured in the ambitious public art / political action project in Dublin, Ireland, called Upstart.

UpStart is a non-profit arts collective that aims to put creativity at the centre of public consciousness during the Irish General Election Campaign in 2011, largely by reinterpreting the spaces commonly used for displaying election campaign posters in Dublin. Upstart is hoping to engage the public in a discussion of the importance/role of the arts in public and to 'highlight the importance of creativity and ingenuity when society is in need of direction and solutions.' Specifically, they are doing this in connection with the current Irish election.

One of their efforts involves placing election-sized posters featuring creative work all around Dublin.

Among the posters are two copies of Gary Barwin's poem Brick (featured recently in The Porcupinity of the Stars.) The project also features work from derek beaulieu (with wax).

See Gary Barwin's full report on his blog.