It is National Poetry Writing Month again! My Day 1 poem is inspired by the animated video for Sun Ra Arkestra’s ‘Seductive Fantasy’, as directed by the prompt.
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Egon Schiele’s Self-Portrait (1911) (a poem)
My warm-up for NaPoWriMo 2021 is this ekphrastic poem based on Egon Schiele’s Self-Portrait (1911).
Face 1/Face 2 (a poem)
Inspired by some of the works on display at Gallery Onyx as part of the Onyx Fine Arts Collective’s 13th annual exhibit, Art ’n Soul: A Celebration of Black Joy…
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National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 24
My day 24 poem for National Poetry Writing Month sort of uses the prompt on Napowrimo.net—to write an ekphrastic poem about the stuff found in the margins of medieval manuscripts. I made a couple of attempts, but quickly got bored. So, this is what I ended up doing: Continue reading
On the other side, past the line (a poem)
Inspired by the background photo I used for the cover of …but for the thoughts running through my mind. Continue reading
Illusional (a poem)
Inspired by a photograph by @helenina on ello. Continue reading
You can gently touch the sock monkeys (a poem)
Inspired by a photograph I took of a sign next to a piece of art at VALA last month…
On waters travelled within (a poem)
Inspired by the Pussy Riot video ‘Organs’, the Ruby Throat video ‘Barebaiting’, and a photo or two on Tumblr. Continue reading
Easter eggs in autumn (a poem)
Inspired by the Shiina Ringo DVDs 賣笑エクスタシー [Baishou Ecstasy] and Electric Mole.
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Tumbling (a poem)
Inspired by Tumblr feeds.
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Ordinary Average Thoughts 