Comments on: get the lead out: it’s noting, really: ekphrasis

By: Poetry - the point were ekphrasis and fibonacci collide! « It’s just me

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:24:36 +0000

[...] Ekphrasis is a type of poetry wherein the author describes another work of art — think Keats’ Ode to a Grecian Urn. The poem I wrote is a Fib poem which was inspired by the subject matter of the poem. Thank you to Rick Mobbs for sharing his artwork as inspiration. More ekphrasis poems at read write poem. All content written by Liza Lee Miller unless otherwise noted. © 2008, Liza Lee Miller. [...]

By: read write prompt #36: ekphrastic extravaganza at Read Write Poem

read write prompt #36: ekphrastic extravaganza at Read Write Poem — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:02:22 +0000

[...] paintings (three are below, click image to enlarge) and write a poem to it. You can refer back to my article on ekphrastic poetry for ideas on how to go about using the images as prompts, or simply let the pen fly in a free write [...]

By: Crafty Green Poet

Crafty Green Poet — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:43:32 +0000

I agree with Lirone that UA Fanthorpe’s poem Not my Best Side is one of the best ekphrastic poems.

It’s also worth mentioning haiga which are a combination of haiku and art, the two really form a whole though rather than the haiku being ekphrastic, though sometimes blog layout means that many are presented in a sense separately.

By: ...deb

...deb — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:28:32 +0000

Everyone,

Christine is on vacation, otherwise she would have (I am certain) responded (with delight and charm) to your comments…

(It’s why she wrote this great article early, to be ready for next week!)

By: ozymandiaz

ozymandiaz — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:35:33 +0000

is that what I did?

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:06:12 +0000

Interesting and I’m going to disagree with Dave……..(sorry) np wait, first off I’m going to agree, yes, Rick is an absolute star, he is all about community and has been a very real source of inspiration to many people BUT blogs who use photos to open up a post (now I’m not talking about your nature stuff here, Dave, that’s different), I find it sometimes distracting…….my mind sees the picture, makes an immediate emotional response and this then feeds my reading of the poem/prose piece whatever. I’d almost rather the words stood alone, unless they are specifically ekphraisic. But that’s just my twopenneth.

Great piece, Christine, by the way, as always, thanks for the link.

By: Holly Mac

Holly Mac — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:52:14 +0000

Really nice work, Christine. I always enjoy reading these posts.

This one reminded me of a poem my son Brady wrote last year (he was nine). He even read it at an open mike once right after some guy read a poem about pooping his pants at a party (that guy was not, in fact, a child.)

Here’s the link to Brady’s poem:

http://hollyannam.blogspot.com/2008/07/bradys-ekphrasis.html

By: Lirone

Lirone — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:50:18 +0000

How close does a poem have to be to the painting to be considered ekphrasic? (I know, I know. you can’t be too precise here!)

I find that telling the story, particularly in responding to Rick’s amazing pictures, takes me into the world of the picture rather than being about the picture itself… is that still ekphrasis? I can’t help feeling that the reader need to know that there is a work of art involved!

Oh, and I can’t resist sharing a link to my favourite ekphrasic poem: Ursula Fanthorpe’s brilliant poem Not my best side

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:56:50 +0000

Dave, what? I have to include photos with my blog posts now? I can’t keep up with you. Too much work.

Your thoughts about the active participation in a community and the audience-building and all that are brilliant and spot on, as always.

By: Donald Harbour

Donald Harbour — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:37:08 +0000

Insert: This is a very “good” article. (Editing cramp)

By: Donald Harbour

Donald Harbour — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:36:14 +0000

This is a very article. I appreciate the quality of your research. Many of the poems and prose I write are inspired from pictures I take or something I see that others have captured. When I visit a museum of art I find poetry in the compositions. I am always energized after a trip. Spending a lot of time surrounded by nature with none of the artificial human adaptations to clog my perspective compounds the imaginary experience of my thoughts. I realize that in using the word ‘ekphrasis’ the word relates to static art. I wonder if in our modern age if it now can be expanded to include mobile, living, or natural art i.e., Mother Natures art? But then we would have an unending discussion of what is art. If beauty is in the eye of the beholder would it also be true that art is in the eye of the beholder and open to ekpharsis? Thanks!

Regards
~~DCH~~

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:37:37 +0000

Thanks for the link to qarrtsiluni. I just have two brief points: 1) For me, blogging itself is best when it’s ekphrastic. Images help snare the typically ADDled web reader long enough to read the accompanying text, and for the writer – well, O.K., for me at least – a recent photo or three always makes an excellent writing prompt. 2) The term “open source” is sometimes extended well beyond software circles (sometimes by me and I think Rick Mobb’s approach to his paintings could definitely be described in this way. His willingness to let others reprint and recontextualize his works would probably strike a lot of authors, conditioned by market thinking, as sheer foolishness, but it’s actually a brilliant way to build an audience – who become more than an audience, more than passive, potential customers, but fellow members of a creative community. The artist or poet who releases his/her work in this way gains not just in exposure (and hence, potentially, income, depending on the medium) but in increased sources of inspiration. Multiple creative feedback loops can form.