This collection of poetry is filled with poems that reveal Joyce White's secret, innermost feelings.
She finds that writing poetry is an outstanding way of focusing on visual art of the masters. White
states that "[e]kphrastic poetry...makes an excellent conversation between two pieces of art." In her
foreword to the collection, White thanks Picasso, Chagall, and all the other artists whose work she
tries to match with her own paintings and poetry. Referring to the writing of poetry as a means by
which to confront past circumstances as a form of poem therapy, White makes the reader aware
of the close connection that there is between different art forms.
What is `ekphrastic' poetry? Not a term with which I was familiar at first glance, I must admit, but,
What is `ekphrastic' poetry? Not a term with which I was familiar at first glance, I must admit, but,
according to Word4Word poets ([...]), meaning "a poet's response to the direct stimuli of a piece of
art combined with the poet's own experience in the moment. The Ekphrastic poem can be a description
of the artwork, a story that came into the poet's mind while looking at the artwork, or a poem describing
the scene or experience in which the artwork is placed, or a combination of all of the above." Much as I
feel about my book reviews, White writes "[t]here is no such thing as writer's block when we use others
ideas to inspire us." Her poems in this book have been composed in response to a number of different
artworks, which are reproduced in full pages of black and white in this volume. Such artworks include
Renoir's By the Seashore, Picasso's Les Demoiselles, Rafael's Angels, Picasso's Girl in Mirror, and
Botticelli's The Birth of Venus. She also includes the photograph of a collage which she has created
from the work of Chagall.
The ability to respond to nature is of key importance to the creation of all forms of art, White finds.
The ability to respond to nature is of key importance to the creation of all forms of art, White finds.
White highlights the needs of poets, which she links closely to journaling, in that both forms of
expression allow one to capture fleeting thoughts and emotions. Her approach is summed up in her
poem `Our Inner Poet': "When art comes to consciousness, / whether it be Haiku, epic or free verse,
if it looks and sounds like a poem, it is a poem. "
White's poems, which are all in free verse, should appeal to all those who are responsive to both the
White's poems, which are all in free verse, should appeal to all those who are responsive to both the
visual and written forms of artistic expression. Inspirational and accessible, her poems should uplift
your spirit and might even encourage you to start on your own personal exploration of the creative
potential within you.
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Love, Rhyme & Reason,
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Surviving Depression,
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