ekphrasis
forms of ekphrastic writing
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Poetry inspired by dance or live dance performances. It translates movement, rhythm, gestures, and the emotional experience of watching dancers into words.
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Writing about an imagined artwork rather than an existing one. The writer invents a painting, sculpture, or other object and brings it to life through description.
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Writing inspired by a photograph, whether a family portrait, documentary image, or everyday snapshot. It can explore the memories and experiences outside the captured frame.
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Writing responding to the writer’s own artwork. It offers a way to revisit creative choices or explore the same subject through a different medium.
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Visual art created in response to writing. An artist might translate a poem’s imagery, a story’s atmosphere, or a character’s emotions into an image.
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Music composed in response to visual art or literature. It translates imagery, narrative, or mood into sound, creating another interpretation of the original work.
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A poem composed entirely of lines borrowed from other poems. By placing those lines in a new arrangement, the writer creates different connections and meanings.
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Poetry created by removing or obscuring words from an existing text. The remaining words form a new poem that can reinterpret or challenge the original.