tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post4354504425759595903..comments2024-03-01T00:18:27.643-08:00Comments on THE ALCHEMIST'S KITCHEN: Thinking of Poetry Born of ImageSusan Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883699379179129887noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-71192274021182297182010-01-06T23:12:21.704-08:002010-01-06T23:12:21.704-08:00Sandy, There is an on-line experiment called Broad...Sandy, There is an on-line experiment called Broadsided Press. Elizabeth Bradfield matches poets and visual artists. Most of the time she accepts a poem and then different artists can call "dibs" on it and then illustrate it. One of my poems was Broadsided a few years ago. The visual artist went in a direction I never would have gone. At first it felt "wrong" but after a short while I grew to appreciate that poems (or visual arts) go out into the world and they are meant to be seen in different ways. Broadsided also does a "switcheroo" when poets can write on a piece of visual art. Again, I know what you mean -- the artist has a certain territory -- are we allowed to enter?Susan Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883699379179129887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-38822068204971872822010-01-06T05:52:12.355-08:002010-01-06T05:52:12.355-08:00Susan, perhaps one of my hesitations is the idea o...Susan, perhaps one of my hesitations is the idea of a piece of art as an isolated "event" or "object." I wonder about stepping on the artist's toes so to speak, or worse yet, misinterpreting something about the work. Perhaps that is my own weakness...doubt.Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-14238848439648484292010-01-05T18:25:58.138-08:002010-01-05T18:25:58.138-08:00Oh, the skeptical mood! I know it well. At their w...Oh, the skeptical mood! I know it well. At their worst, ekphrastic poems are pretentious and deadly dull. Yet, what I found so compelling in the ekphrastic poems I've written are the three different strands of ideas that come together - what is in the photograph, what I imagine is happening for the photographer, and my own intrusion. I am going to be writing an essay on this topic - so I am more than happy for the skeptic to ask questions at any time. Thanks for letting me extend my thinking...Susan Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883699379179129887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-53832417188872410842010-01-05T13:34:17.052-08:002010-01-05T13:34:17.052-08:00Susan, thanks for this. I must confess that I'...Susan, thanks for this. I must confess that I'm still in the skeptical mood about ekphrastic poetry. I'll be happy to follow along as you discuss it and see if anything opens up for me!Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-35413889576779452902010-01-05T00:07:10.725-08:002010-01-05T00:07:10.725-08:00Susan, have you read Allison Benis White's deb...Susan, have you read Allison Benis White's debut collection Self-Portrait With Crayon (2009)? It's entirely prose poems, many of which are directly inspired by Degas's paintings of dancers. It's a compelling read - I highly recommend it.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211528951336098923noreply@blogger.com