Writing the Ekphrastic Poem: Transforming the Visual into Words with Philip F. Clark via Zoom

The art of the ekphrastic poem — inspired by painting, photography, cinema, and sculpture —has a long and important history, from such great poets such as Lord Byron, Shelley, Keats, William Carlos Williams, Wislawa Symborksa, Elizabeth Bishop, Molly Peacock, and A.E.Stallings. It continues to be a thriving poetic genre, a collaboration of two arts. In this workshop, we will study some of the best examples of ekphrastic poetry and the art that inspires it. We will discuss the creative process of making ekphrastic poetry, and create a series of finished poems written by the attendees, to workshop and share with each other. In addition, we will discuss opportunities in print and online publishing venues for your ekphrastic poems. The workshop is open to attendees at all levels of experience, especially to those coming to it for the first time.

Registration for this 4hour class is $124. Please register at:
www.writerscenter.org/calendar/clarkekphrasis/

Philip F. Clark is the author of the poetry collection The Carnival of Affection (Sibling Rivalry Press 2017). Since 2015 he has taught at City College, New York, where he received his MFA in Creative Writing in 2016. His poems and essays have been published in Tiferet Journal, Marsh Hawk Press, Queensbound Poets, (Re) An Ideas Journal, and Vox Populi, among other publications. He is a Poetry Editor of The Night Heron Barks, and A&U Magazine. He has been featured as a reader for the ‘Phosphorescence’ Poetry Reading Series, sponsored by the Emily Dickinson Museum.

4-Hour Schedule:

12:30-1 Introduction, Meet and Greet each other.

1 – 1:15 – Definition of Ekphrastic Poetry; sharing of visual images and examples of ekphrastic poems inspired by them. (Share file resources to students, which they can use after the workshop).

1:15- 3:15 – WRITING AND WORKSHOPPING of poems by attendees

3:15 – 4:30, questions and discussion of possible publications such as ‘Ekphrastic Review’ https://www.ekphrastic.net/, where students can submit their future work.