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.

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