Poetry Comics Guest Artists

Kat Schneider, Madeleine Jubilee Saito, Jason McBride, and Gavin Snider

There’s a small but talented community of artists creating poetry comics, and I’m thrilled to share some of their work for Poetry Comics Month. It’s inspiring for me to see new possibilities in words and pictures. Reading the work of these visual poets makes me want to pick up a pen and start drawing. I hope you enjoy their comics, follow them and subscribe to their newsletters, and purchase some of their art. Onward to the second half of Poetry Comics Month!

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Kat Schneider

Kat Schneider

is a cartoonist and printmaker in New Jersey making poetic comics and risograph prints. Her use of color is masterful, and her drawings convey deep emotions in just a few words and pictures. She has a graphic novel called I'd Like You to Like Me in the works from Random House Graphic. Find Kat on instagram @katschneids, visit her riso print shop, and subscribe to her substack Pretend I Never Sent You This at katschneids.substack.com.

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Madeleine Jubilee Saito

Madeleine Jubilee Saito is a cartoonist living on Duwamish land in Seattle, Washington. She makes reflective and spiritual comics on subjects like the climate crisis and also teaches workshops on poetry comics. For the past decade she’s drawn a daily poetry comic during the month of November—truly an incredible feat. The way her drawings connect the inner and outer world feels like looking out a window. Find Madeleine’s newsletter at madeleinejubileesaito.net/about and follow her on instagram @madeleine_jubilee_saito.

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Jason McBride

Jason McBride

is a writer and illustrator in Oregon and the creator of Weirdo Poetry. He makes colorful poetry comics collages and writes an insightful newsletter on poetry and life. His art has all the best qualities of haiku: strong, simple images and a sense of nature's wonder with no unnecessary words. Find Jason’s newsletter at weirdopoetry.substack.com and follow him on instagram @weirdo_poetry.

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Gavin Snider

Gavin Snider is a painter and architect living in Brooklyn, New York—he also happens to be my twin brother and is the unseen first reader of all of my comics. We’ve been competing in art (and everything else) since birth. Gavin paints watercolor city scenes: buildings, streetscapes, and portraits. Find Gavin on instagram @gavindedraw, check out his prints, and commission him for an original piece at gavinsnider.com.