“This was my first silkscreen print. I made a painting in designer gouache so as to replicate the flatness and evenness inherent in the silkscreen process. From this painting I overlaid the film and worked out the different colour separations and the order in which they should play their part. At this time, I was fascinated by the Romantic poets who brought a new power of imagination to a growing public.

The title “Po-et” is a mock latinisation referring to the recumbent romantic poet and to the river Po in Northern Italy which periodically bursts its banks. This like the Poets power is enriching its environs with more than a hint of danger.”

Adrian Wiszniewski 2025