Workshop – Ekphrastic Poetry – Lyme Art Association

The Poetry of Art, The Art of Poetry: An Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop and Reception

Instructor(s):

Edward Lent

Dates:

Saturday, October 4

Times:

Workshop: 1:00 - 3:00 pm | Poetry Reading & Reception: 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Fees:

Workshop Fee: $20 per person; Reception is free & open to the public, but RSVPs are recommended.

Class Cap:

15 people

Atmospheric Curiosity by Edward Alan Lent; poem inspired by Ganesh and Dink at Middle Cove, Essex – Summer Afternoon by Leif Nillson, which was in the show, Red Hot.

I know the Demi God that painted this. I saw him once standing in the sun, paints glistening. He stabbed intently at all his different colors and created a vision like he was playing music. I never saw a painting technique like this before that was so expertly practiced in plein air, although I recognized the translation of the scene. It became completely recreated in front of my eyes. I was standing in it. He shows me that color isn’t flat, it’s atmospheric. He’s a sculptor of sorts, giving me light and dark, creating peaks and valleys with each dab. Each dash a sharp and jagged tesserae that I want to touch but don’t dare. The colors; intense and acidic might scratch or even burn me, yet they draw me in. Yet, I long to be in this world, sit at that table all day and let the flowers tell me their deepest secrets, scratch my itch of curiosity.

Edward Alan Lent

Madison Poet Laureate

Come to the Lyme Art Association for a very special poetry workshop on Saturday, October 4 from 1 – 3 pm, followed by a poetry reading and reception at 4 pm that is open to the public.

Have you ever felt that art is poetry and poetry is art? Learn to write Ekphrastic poetry (poetry based on art) from Edward Lent, poet laureate of Madison and fellow LAA member.

Using LAA’s current exhibitions on view, Edward will provide easy tips and techniques, prompts and practice, so particpants will have 1 to 2 poems ready to be exhibited and read at a free reception for the public, artists and poets that evening at 4 pm. This fun and creative exploration will help people appreciate art in an entirely new way.

Workshop Materials List: For writing their poems, students should bring phones, iPads, laptops, and/or pen and paper, as they will be finishing the poems and printing them out to sticking them on the walls, so they can be viewed on the gallery walls for the 4 pm Poetry reading and reception. Additionally, for the reception, students will to need to have a separate copy of their poem to read from.

About the Artist: Ed Lent

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