Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop

Ekphrasis: Writing Inspired by Visual Art

Instructor: Brenda Cárdenas

One artistic form can inspire another, creating profound connections, often in eye-opening and

fortuitous ways. In this writing workshop, you will learn about various approaches poets take to the

mode of ekphrasis--poetry inspired by visual art. Then, with the art in the Rountree Gallery

exhibits at your disposal and using prompts to guide you, you will write poems in response to works