Ekphrasis: Flash Immersion - Day Eight

flash inspired by art

Photo by Zalfa Imani on Unsplash

“You’ve got to realize that influence is not influence. It’s simply someone’s idea going through my new mind.”—Jean-Michel Basquiat

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For Day Eight, let’s explore ekphrasis. One thing that’s always inspired my creativity is simply spending a day in an art gallery, something I’ve only done again recently. Maybe art inspires you as well. Today I’d like to talk a bit about the practice of ekphrastic poetry / prose. 

The Keats poem, “Ode to a Grecian Urn” is an oft cited example.