Each December, the Escondido Municipal Art Gallery puts on a juried art exhibition entitled "Summation (year)".  Poets are invited to come in and view the art before the exhibition opens, select some art works, and write poems inspired by these works.  The poems are also juried.   (This is known as ekphrastic poetry for those who are into technical jargon).  Initially, the poems were available only in a few copies placed around the exhibit hall during the exhibition.   However, starting in 2008, the art works and poetry have been collected and published in an annual anthology entitled "Summation yyyy: The Merging of Art and Poetry".  The book is edited and designed by us.  The poetry is for the most part selected by the poetry juror, Robert O'Sullivan Schleith.   (Starting with the 2010 year, we have switched to a simple Roman Numeral naming scheme.)

The first of these efforts, entitled Summation 2008: The Merging of Art and Poetry, contains the works of 17 artists and 10 poets, and was a Finalist in the 2009 San Diego Book Awards.

The second, Summation 2009-10: The Merging of Art and Poetry, was released in March 2010 and has works by 33 artists and 20 poets.  It was named a Finalist in the 2010 San Diego Book Awards.

The third in the series, Summation III, was released in March of 2011, and contains 36 art works and 39 poems.

The fourth in the series, Summation IV, is now in preparation.

     The art was on display from December 6 through December 31, 2011.  
     The book is now being edited.  We will announce the publication date and pub party shortly.