Celebrate National Poetry Month by writing a poem inspired by piece of visual art. The term for this is “ekphrasis”. For centuries poets have enjoyed using this exciting method of entering a poem-one notable example being John Keats “Ode on a Grecian Urn”. Some ways to approach writing about a work of art include: writing about the scene being depicted, writing in the voice of the person portrayed in the artwork, or speaking to the artist who created it. For visual inspiration writers can visit a museum, take a look through the Library’s art collections (located in the 700’s in the nonfiction stacks) or search on-line for pieces of art that inspire them. (The painting above is “Birches” by Neil Welliver.)
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