"This book, linking poems and paintings, is a celebration of the Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool) and its collections, among the finest in Europe, extending from mediaeval to contemporary art." "The anthology arose out of a series of workshops on poetry and art, held at the Gallery by Gladys Mary Coles, when numerous poems were written in response to the paintings. Developing the project, Gladys Mary Coles then invited established and distinguished poets to write poems inspired by Walker pictures." "Fully illustrated in colour, The Poet's View features forty-two paintings, ranging from the fifteenth century to the 1991 winner of the John Moores Exhibition, and includes famous works by Rembrandt, Poussin, Hogarth, Stubbs, the Pre-Raphaelites, Degas, Augustus John, Paul Nash, Lucian Freud, Bridget Riley, David Hockney." "This anthology of poems exploring paintings will extend the reader's appreciation and enjoyment of these rich and varied works of art."--BOOK JACKET.