Ekphrasis

Me, in a poetry class? What the hell? But yes, I went to the Loft on Saturday for an ekphrastic poetry class taught by the amazing Jude Nutter. For a long time I've found myself inspired to write after viewing art, so I thought I'd give this a try.

Here's the painting I used:



The Suicide of Dorothy Hale, by Frida Kahlo.

I roughed out the organization of a poem. I'd like to find the time to craft the language. I'll do that in my spare time, ha ha!

It actually felt good to change gears for a few hours, to take a break from memoir revision. Like changing up your exercise routine gets new muscles in shape, changing up your writing routine can clear out the cobwebs.