An ekphrastic poem, inspired by Brian Eno’s ‘Discreet Music’.
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On the ladder (a poem)
An ekphrastic poem, inspired by my piece, ‘I’ve gone too far to turn back now’.
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How far will we get without a running start when the whole world is against us? (a poem)
An ekphrastic poem, inspired by The Matrix.
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An index of metals (a poem)
Inspired by the Fripp & Eno piece, included on their album Evening Star.
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Only bones remain (a poem)
An ekphrastic poem, inspired by a photograph by Yang Xiaobin:
http://ekphrasticassimilations.org/yang-xiaobin-1/
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Ekphrastic poem #3 (War, 1947) (a poem)
The January 28th prompt in The Daily Poet, by Kelli Russell Agodon and Martha Silano, is to write either a poem inspired by the style of a Jackson Pollock painting, or an ekphrastic poem about ‘one of his paintings or a unique image you see in it.’ I based my poem on his drawing War, 1947.
Ekphrastic poem #2
This afternoon, I attended a poetry reading by Kelli Russell Agodon. The second half of the program was an exercise in writing ekphrastic poetry—i.e., poetry about art. This poem is based on one of Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits. Continue reading
Ekphrastic poem #1
This afternoon, I attended a poetry reading by Kelli Russell Agodon. The second half of the program was an exercise in writing ekphrastic poetry—i.e., poetry about art. This poem is based on Joseph Cornell’s The Fortune Telling Parrot. Continue reading
Ordinary Average Thoughts 