Write!  Ekphrastic  Visit to the Louvre Paris, France

Saturday, March 1 at 2:00PM CST via ZOOM

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What’s in the Louvre Virtual Tours
The Louvre offers tours of several museum rooms and galleries.

What’s an Ekphrastic Poetry Event?
An ekphrastic poetry event is an event where people write and share poems inspired by art. Ekphrastic poetry is a form of artistic expression that uses words to describe and expand on a visual work of art, such as a painting, sculpture, or photograph. The word “ekphrastic” comes from the Greek word ekphrasis, which means “description” or “interpretation”

What the Write! Ekphrastic visit to the Louvre will include:

• Wilda Morris will lead a short discussion of ekphrastic poetry, and the group will go online together to the Museum. 

• Hints on how to navigate the museum website will be provided. 

• Each poet will select one or more art objects to respond to in poetry. 

• There will be some time at the end for those who wish to share poem drafts.

• After the workshop, those who wish can sign up to join an email exchange to share their drafts for mutual critique. 

More About the Louvre
The Louvre in Paris, France is the world’s largest and most famous art museum. It's home to some of the world’s most iconic works of art and houses a vast collection of art from many different eras and artists. The art collections include paintings, sculptures, and architectural elements. 

Past
workshops

We are always seeking new venues for our Write! Ekphrastic visits and Write! Chicago trips. Please e-mail us if you have suggestions.

Write! Ekphrastic – Visit to the Joan Miró Museum in Barcelona via Zoom January 20, 2024
A fantastic virtual event with 15 attendees, organized and hosted by Wilda Morris. The event began with an online tour of the galleries in the Joan Miro Museum in Barcelona. There was a collection of Miro’s major works and a collection of his sketches, paintings, textiles, sculptures and ceramics. After visiting the galleries, participants selected works of art then had time to write ekphrastic poems. Participants were then invited to present the work of art that inspired them to write and to also read their ekphrastic poem. The poems expressed a wide range of approaches to writing an ekphrastic poem and the variety of Miro’s work that inspired the writers.

Write! Ekphrastic – Visit to the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi
via Zoom July 29, 2023

Write! Ekphrastic – Visit to the National Galleries of Scotland
via Zoom May 27, 2023
After a short discussion of ekphrastic poetry, we went online to The National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh. Each poet selected one or more art objects to respond to in poetry.

Write! Ekphrastic – Visit to the Cleveland Museum of Art
via Zoom January 28, 2023
Participants met on Zoom for a brief introduction to ekphrastic poetry, followed by an orientation to the museum’s virtual galleries by Wilda Morris. Poets selected one or more art objects to respond to in poetry. Participants shared their poem drafts, as time allowed, at the end of the workshop.

Write! Ekphrastic – Visit to the Museo Abierto in San Jose, Costa Rica
via Zoom July 23, 2022
Led by Wilda Morris. After a short discussion of ekphrastic poetry, we went online together to Museo Abierto in San Jose, Costa Rica. Each poet selected one or more art objects to respond to in poetry. Some time at the end was reserved for sharing poem drafts. After the workshop, those who wished joined an email exchange to share their drafts for mutual critique.

Ekphrastic Poetry featuring art in the Tokyo National Museum collection
via Zoom – Jan. 22, 2022
Led by Wilda Morris, the workshop began with an introduction to the museum website and art collection. Poets then had 45 – 60 minutes to explore the website on their own and write about art that interested them. The group reconvened a little later to share their poems.

Ekphrastic Poetry featuring paintings by Vincent Van Gogh
via Zoom – March 20, 2021
Led by Sheila Elliott and Wilda Morris. After a short discussion of ekphrastic poetry, we went online together to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Each poet selected one or more of Van Gogh’s paintings to respond to in poetry.