(from the inner sleeve): Poetry and painting can have a symbiotic relationship. This is certainly so in the poetry of Lawrence Ferlinghetti. When I Look at Pictures beautifully portrays that relationship, putting both the poems and the paintings in a new perspective. If you have ever stood in front of a painting and tried to piece together the elements of its visual story, then you will be inspired by this book. Lawrence Ferlinghetti describes what his mind's eye sees when he looks at paintings. The poetry, combined with visual images of artists such as Renoir, Goya, Manet, Klimt, and others, casts new and sometimes surprising light on their masterworks.