Apr 18, 2018

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Poetry: Ekphrasis

“Man in long khaki jacket standing in art gallery browsing classic paintings” by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash

Ekphrastic poetry is a response to a scene or a work of art, often a work of visual art. There are whole magazines devoted to ekphrasis, including Ekphrasis: a Poetry Journal and The Ekphrastic Review.

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