4X4CLT SERIES 4 | NUMBER 1 – APRIL 2018
We’re taking poetry out of books and art off gallery walls and bringing them to you.
4X4CLT is Charlotte Lit’s poetry+art showcase series. Four times a year, in April, June, September and December, we’ll release four different posters featuring four poems and four works of art. For each release, a reading and presentation will be held with featured poets and artists. After each event, the posters will be hung in public places throughout the city—coffee shops, waiting rooms, libraries, storefronts. To display these posters in your place of business, send a request to lisaz@charlottelit.org.
Have you seen a 4X4CLT poster at a favorite hangout? Snap a picture and tag CharlotteLit on Instagram!
4x4CLT is made possible by a generous grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
4X4CLT Series 4 | Number 1 – Poster Images | April 2018
Printing partner: Boingo Graphics
Design partner: Jennifer Garrison
Poet & Artists
The Good Life
Poem “The Good Life,” from Life on Mars. Copyright ©2011 by Tracy K. Smith. Reprinted with permission of The Permissions Company, Inc., on behalf of Graywolf Press, graywolfpress.org
Art “In the Clouds,” by Isaac Payne. Reprinted with permission of the artist, isaacpayne.com
The Universe: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Poem “The Universe: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack,” from Life on Mars. Copyright ©2011 by Tracy K. Smith. Reprinted with permission of The Permissions Company, Inc., on behalf of Graywolf Press, graywolfpress.org
Art “Billboard,” by Isaac Payne. Reprinted with permission of the artist, isaacpayne.com
Wade in the Water
Poem “Wade in the Water,” from Wade in the Water. Copyright ©2018 by Tracy K. Smith. Reprinted with permission of The Permissions Company, Inc., on behalf of Graywolf Press, graywolfpress.org
Art “How to Convalesce” by Felicia van Bork. Reprinted with permission of the artist, feliciavanbork.com. Photo courtesy of Jerald Melberg Gallery.
Ash
Poem “Ash,” from Wade in the Water. Copyright ©2018 by Tracy K. Smith. Reprinted with permission of The Permissions Company, Inc., on behalf of Graywolf Press, graywolfpress.org
Art “How to See the Unseen,” by Felicia van Bork. Reprinted with permission of the artist, feliciavanbork.com. Photo courtesy of Jerald Melberg Gallery.
Poster Hosts
We’re grateful to our gracious hosts who provide their walls as gallery space for 4X4CLT in support of public art in the Charlotte area :
Ayrsley/Steele Creek
Ayrsley Grand Cinema 14
Carolina Beer Temple
The Peaceful Dragon
Ballantyne
Sunflour Baking Company
Beatties Ford
Beatties Ford Branch, Public Library
Davidson
Main Street Books, Davidson
Dilworth/Myers Park
The Bag Lady
Paper Skyscraper
Regal Manor Twin Theatre
Theatre Charlotte
Queens University of Charlotte
Yoga One
Elizabeth
Central Piedmont Community College, Main Campus
Earl’s Grocery
Sunflour Baking Company
The Third Place Coffee
Freemore West
Hygge Coworking
Rhino Market
Yoga for Life
West Boulevard Branch, Public Library
Gastonia
Hive Design/Stationery/Gifts
Arts on Main/Studio 235
Harrisburg
Sunflour Baking Company
Matthews
Carolina Beer Temple
Independence Branch, Public Library
Temple Mojo Growler Shop
Montford/Park Road
City Art Works
Park Road Books
Pasta & Provisions
NoDa
Birdsong Brewing
Free Range Brewing
NoDa Company Store
popbar
Pura Vida Worldly Art
Smelly Cat Coffeehouse
Plaza Midwood
Armada Skate Shop
Book Buyers
Boris & Natasha
CLTCH
FROCK Shop
FuManChu Cupcakes
Legion Brewing
The Light Factory
Lunchbox Records
Moxie Mercantile
Plaza Midwood Branch, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Pure Pizza
Resident Culture Brewing Company
Tuft
Two Scoops Creamery
Yoga One
South End
C3 Lab
Ciel Gallery
Golden Cow Creamery
Lincoln’s Haberdashery
Triple C Brewing
Vin Master
Wooden Robot
Southpark
BINDERS Art
Golden Cow Creamery
Julia’s Cafe & Books
University
UNC Charlotte
Uptown
Hygge Coworking
Main Library
Rhino Market
7th Street Public Market