Ekphrasis.
I beg your pardon?
Writing poetry about art.
An article on this referred to Kevin Young’s “ecstatic” poem about the artist – Jean-Michel Basquiat – so checked that out. Because I like the work of that artist. Also, ecstatic sounds fun. Shouldn’t be a bore.
And then found, even better found this 2 minute delight “Aunties”, describing a whole subculture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBIDWRVdJWc&list=PLpg4WgK3ZxudY71FCvbg4VL3jBsktOHqZ&index=13
(still from the video)
[…] to a picture. The technical term for this is Ekphrasis – see previous blog post a year ago, here. And for me, it is hugely enjoyable, and a promising way […]