Books of photopoetry are more than just pretty images and words set next to each other. When done well and with intent, each informs and enhances the other, creating a unique third art form that places the reader-viewer at the center of interpretation. In this program Photopoetry: Photography and Poetry as a Single Canvas, Havre-based poet Charles Finn and Missoula photographer Barbara Michelman will lead a lecture, discussion, reading, and slideshow focusing on the history of photography and poetry as seen through the increasingly popular genre combining the two—photopoetry, including its importance and place in Montana and the west. Leaning heavily on historical and current examples, including from their 2022 Montana Book Award winning collaboration, On a Benediction of Wind: Poems and Photographs from the American West, as well as other Montana authors and photographer teams, Finn and Michelman will discuss the art of combining words and images that when skillfully done are greater than the sum of their parts.