Ekphrasis Poems | Ekphrasis Examples

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An ekphrasis poem is a form of poetry concerning itself with the visual arts, artistic objects, and/or highly visual scenes, but there is more to ekphrasis. What is ekphrasis in poetry (complete definition)?

Still Life with Pearls Lichtenstein

I can see anything in the haze That is the real gift Blots and irritants made good It's so valuable to me Like promises placed aside Glossed over It's all too perfect I suppose you just get used to...Read the rest...

The Storm Swept Through

I often write about the ocean. I went to see a museum exhibit, yesterday, “Dutch Art in a Global Age.” The paintings of sailboats on the sea caught my attention. Breathtaking and romantic, admired them...Read the rest...

CLERIHEW LI ecphrasis munch

Munch Red & White* a perfect pictorial delight An allegory of types of love some say look&make of what you may...Read the rest...

MIRO on the carpet

shock in. abundance transitory & irregular once refashioned in random diversity of erotic existence yet deliberate innocence of heart...Read the rest...

SCAPIGLIATA

Softened blurred & unfinished Scapigliata* with dishevelled hair an unidentified woman gazing downward her hair fills the eye with aesthetic demeanor & its mysterious captivating beauty ...Read the rest...

CIPHERS

ciphers of the unknown * A MIRO EKPHRASIS  red dots, a frog blue   coins a violet fish     in the deep blue  rain falls breathes  in  black   & love with rainbows  spiral down   to  caress blue velvet where   yellow butterflies reside & poppies grow &a red carnation  bursts   then smiles at the crescent  moon  a drop of dew     upon the shadow of a spiders web brush the firmament...Read the rest...

CLERIHEW L ecphrasis rossetti

Danr Gabriel Rossetti sprinkled girls on canvas as confetti Painting with sensuality his muses as here* may see ...Read the rest...

Bird in Space - Constantin Brancusi 1310

I am a bird in space despite not having my wings depicted I...Read the rest...

Perceived Vantage Point

This poem is inspired by Jeff Ripple's painting titled 'Stormy Weather'. You can find the link to the painting at the bottom of the page, and there is also an image of the painting uploaded...Read the rest...

CLERHEW XLIX ecphrasis zecchin

Artist Vittorio Zecchin the italian klimt paradigm with alladin wedding scene also with glass was supreme ...Read the rest...

CLERIHEW XLVIII ecphrasis waterhouse

John William Waterhouse His Ophelia* not his spouse but was Esther an artist in her day exhibiting also at the R&A...Read the rest...

CLERIHEW XLVII ecphrasis rodin

Rodin so expresive tactile & creative in The Old Courtesan* en plein air his 'intense truth' laid ' bare'...Read the rest...

CLERIHEW XLVI ecphrasis malevich

Prolific Kasmir Malevich a diverse talent so very rich 'Resting*'with figuarative guile a contrast with his abstract style...Read the rest...

Large Blue Anthropometry 105 by Yves Klein

dispose of considerations of dress or undress whether skill lies in you or I microcosmic resonance energy felt, reverberating forever more this canvas is more it's the evidence of an event sweat and the desire to be here merged with...Read the rest...

word U S P XII lowry

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