‘You gave me hyacinths first a year ago’

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‘They called me the hyacinth girl’ – page 7 of my graphic interpretation of ‘The Burial Of The Dead‘, the first quarter of ‘The Waste Land‘ by T.S. Elliot which is featured in issue 22.1 of the Gulf Coast Literary Journal. You can check out the whole thing by picking up a copy of the magazine, which also features cover artwork by me! Click the image for a bigger view!

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2 Responses to “‘You gave me hyacinths first a year ago’”

James Wallis Says:
January 3rd, 2010 at 9:56 am

I do hope that the Gulf Coast Literary Journal dealt with all the copyright implications of this adaptation before commissioning you: the Eliot estate gave Martin Rowson seven shades of trouble over his version a few years ago.

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Ben Powis Replied:
January 3rd, 2010 at 11:54 am
Hi James,
They did indeed, the use of the text in the magazine / my comic was approved, they seemed to very much appreciate how delicate this matter can be and how important it is to do everything through the proper channels.

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