Poet Trees - Site Specific Installation

2016 | 2017 | 2018

Nicola Parente partnered with Writers in the Schools (WITS) to transform trees into “poet-trees” in Houston during National Poetry Month. Parente dressed trees at Buffalo Bayou Park,  located on the Buffalo Bayou Trails (Eleanor Tinsley Park near Allen Parkway (2016-2018), and the East End Esplanade on Navigation (2016). Visitors were encouraged to write a poem, sentiment or thought and hang it on the trees. This interactive installation had more than 10,000 visitors over the course of 6 weeks.

This project is funded through a grant from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance. Special thanks to the artists, Ren Mitchell Creative, East End Foundation, Houston Public Library, Buffalo Bayou Park, Discovery Green, BCycle, and Culture Pilot.

2016 Poet Trees, Buffalo Bayou Park

2016 Poet Trees, Buffalo Bayou Park

2017 Poet Trees. Buffalo Bayou Park

2017 Poet Trees. Buffalo Bayou Park

2017 Poet Trees, Buffalo Bayou Park

2017 Poet Trees, Buffalo Bayou Park

2017 Poet Trees, Buffalo Bayou Park

2017 Poet Trees, Buffalo Bayou Park

2016 Poet Trees, East End Esplanade

2016 Poet Trees, East End Esplanade

2017 Poet Trees detail, Buffalo Bayou Park

2017 Poet Trees detail, Buffalo Bayou Park

2018 Poet Trees. Buffalo Bayou Park

2018 Poet Trees. Buffalo Bayou Park

Poet Trees, Buffalo Bayou Park

Poet Trees, Buffalo Bayou Park

NPR Houston Public Media - During National Poetry Month, an eye catching experimental art project encourages Houstonians to connect with one another through poetry.