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Poetry From the Woods: Found Fungi Poem
Ekphrastic Poetry uses art to inspire poems
In April of this year, I published a poetry book for middle-grade students that was all ekphrastic poetry.
In my book, I defined the art form as:
In the anthology I curated, I featured 25 authors from around the world who took nature photographs and then wrote a poem based on their photograph.
Each author had 1–3 poems featured, depending on what I accepted. I am also a featured author, as well as the publisher of this Indie book, Picture Perfect Poetry: An Anthology of Ekphrastic Nature Poetry for Students.
Writing ekphrastic poetry is harder than it seems. One has to address the art form in some what with your words. Rattle, a literary magazine, features an Ekphrastic Poetry Challenge each month. I’ve submitted a few times and will probably continue to do so.
I am often inspired by nature and take many nature photos. Today, I posted another…
