Found poetry has never been more colorful

Full of collage, acrylics, and ink, PARTS redefines the art of found poetry while simultaneously subverting the ennui and angst of Thomas Wolfe's "The Party at Jack's," carving out the many rays of hope and beauty. Themed by searches for identity and appreciation of familial comfort, this collection pops off the page, photographed with visual depth and scrappy edges to highlight the raw process and immerse the reader in the tactile art experience. 
 
Praise for PARTS:
PARTS is a beautifully rendered celebration of beguiling words and enchanting artwork. Amy Marques has skilfully selected text from the original work to reveal new and tender meanings, and enriched these with her own art. Sometimes delicate, sometimes bold, but always brimming with feeling. - Laura Black, editor at Fictive Dream
 
Found art within art or non-art beautifully collides with images that allow the proliferation of more meaning. Amy’s work is so much fun! I feel the tug of a metaphor for life: in the madness, art blooms. I love this book! -Nina Schuyler, author of the award-winning collection In This Ravishing World
 
Amy’s work brings fresh beauty and invention to the creation of others. She carefully isolates particular words that create new meaning and brings them to life with beautiful artwork. Amy has a keen eye for pulling out little pieces of life from pages full of text and making a completely fresh perspective for the reader. I always love seeing what Amy will do on the page-her creativity bursts out in every piece. -Nikki Dudley, Managing Editor at streetcake magazine
 
PARTS is a visually stunning marriage of original painting over the selected words of a longer work. The newly chosen words work to form something new. That these paintings are done directly on the pages of the old book is miracle enough, but the result is even more so. It creates a synergy that will take you beyond painting and poetry, but straight into the heart and imagination of Amy Marques. Brilliant and captivating. -Francine Witte, author of RADIO WATER