Seeing Sounds

For Xavier Pastrano music and poetry have played a significant role throughout his life but the roles they played were always separate. Noticing this divide he set out to find a creative way to merge the two and create a product that would present a unique experience for readers. In Seeing Sounds Pastrano attempts to create a chapbook that works as a mixed CD of sorts. The collection features 15 poems and illustrations that were inspired by songs all carefully curated by Pastrano. To add to the experience a Spotify playlist of the songs that inspired the poems and art was created allowing readers to experience the book both aurally and visually and giving them the opportunity to create a personalized reading and listening experience.