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ekphrastic

The endless life (a poem)

2016/09/03 — Leave a comment

Inspired by the movie The Age of Adeline.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged avoidance, change, ekphrastic, loneliness, poem, poetry, regret, secrets, September 2016, stasis, The Age of Adeline. Bookmark the permalink.

But I’m looking for answers… (a poem)

2016/09/02 — Leave a comment

Inspired by the cover of Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged ekphrastic, eyes, letters, poem, poetry, September 2016, stare. Bookmark the permalink.

The dancer (a poem)

2016/09/01 — Leave a comment

Looks like September will be ekphrastic poem month. This poem was inspired by a painting by Lu De’an.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged basement, blood, dancer, ekphrastic, poem, poetry, scene, September 2016. Bookmark the permalink.

If you put the two together (a poem)

2016/08/20 — Leave a comment

Inspired by the hour glass and the dancer, by MiYoung Margolis, both currently hanging at VALA Art Center in Redmond…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged August 2016, combination, ekphrastic, images, imagined diptych, impressions, MiYoung Margolis, paintings, poem, poetry, the dancer, the hour glass. Bookmark the permalink.

Survey the damage (a poem)

2016/08/08 — Leave a comment

Based on Sill Lives: Cactus Tea, by Lauren Sandler.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged August 2016, ekphrastic, Lauren Sandler, poem, poetry, Sill Lives: Cactus Tea, simplicity. Bookmark the permalink.

Untitled ekphrastic (a poem)

2016/05/21 — Leave a comment

Written after seeing a painting of baby shoes on a pink background. Unfortunately, I know neither the title nor the name of the artist…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged appearance, artist notes, ekphrastic, fur directions, happy face, impressions, mask, May 2016, painting, poem, poetry, Scream, shoes, Twin Peaks references, verbless poem. Bookmark the permalink.

A Japanese image (a poem)

2015/02/20 — Leave a comment

Inspired by a photograph by Hisatomi Tadahiko… Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged description, ekphrastic, expression, features, photograph, poem, poetry, shadow. Bookmark the permalink.

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