III- Written comprehension : « The power of public poetry » by Marta Bausells, The Guardian, 2016. 1 From empty swimming pools to old vans, Robert Montgomery takes the written word to the most physical of spaces, People like it so much, they've taken to getting tattoos of his work. He has been called a vandal, a street artist, a post-Situationist, a punk artist and the text-art Banksy. Scottish poet Robert Montgomery has consciously made an "awkward space" for himself in between artistic S categories and he thoroughly enjoys it. His work puts poetry in front of people in eye-catching visual formats: from advertising billboards he has covered with poems, to words he has set on fire or lit with recycled sunlight in public spaces - including the Sussex seafront and a Berlin airport. Recently, he has been working on today's World Poetry Day "Pay with a poem" campaign, through which customers can get coffee in exchange for poetry in cafes across the globe. Montgomery will then collect the public's poems to create 10 an installation in a secret location. His work seems to have developed into the realm of inspirational quotes for fans, with his poems often popping up on their selfies, clothes, walls... and bodies. "Getting institutional recognition is great, but someone getting tattooed is such a personal compliment. My studio is gathering some of the tattoo examples. After all, the goal of art is, for me, to communicate our innermost feelings to strangers." 15 Montgomery's work on London billboards has, on occasion, provoked run-ins with the law. He was put into the back of a police van after he pasted his Poem for William Blake on a billboard in Bethnal Green. "But I got into a conversation about literature and one of [the police officers] was really engaged with it. I guess it was a lucky experience. I think most people wouldn't be averse to having a poem at the end of street instead 19 of another Diet Coke ad." EVERYTHING IN THE CITY IS PERFECT THE VOICES IN THE STREETS ARE SACRED MUSIC AND THE STREETS BELONG TO NO ONE

a) Look at the photos illustrating this text: Where did the author choose to locate his poems? Guess what his intentions could be ? A HUNDRED YEARS AND THE DREAM NEVER ENDS. ALL OUR TOMORROWS ARE FRAGILE. THE PEACE BUILDERS ARE HEROES OF KINDNESS. J

b) Read the text after finding out its nature: List the different ways Montgomery displayghis poetry. Describe the positive and negative reactions he has to face. Why does he have trouble with the law ?

c) How do these forms of arts illustrate the fact there is art for every day? Why putting Clm through der is Ra​