{"id":4321,"date":"2024-08-27T14:18:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T21:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/collections\/2024\/08\/27\/escalette-collection-ekphrasis-poetry-competition\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:13:24","slug":"escalette-collection-ekphrasis-poetry-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/2024\/08\/27\/escalette-collection-ekphrasis-poetry-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Escalette Collection Ekphrasis Poetry Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During the Spring 2024 semester, the Escalette Collection of Art and the Department of English&#8217;s Creative Writing Program collaborated to host an Ekphrasis Poetry Competition. Undergraduate and graduate students were invited to submit ekphrasis poetry in any style inspired by artwork from the Escalette Collection on display in Smith Hall and Roosevelt Hall, the home of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The term <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ekphrasis<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> has been used since at least the first century CE; the ancient Greeks originally used it as a rhetorical exercise for students, designed to practice descriptive writing. As a meeting of two mediums (verbal and visual), ekphrasis is vividly detailed, [re]creating an image with words. Ekphrasis poetry may narrate or reflect on the &#8220;story&#8221; presented in a work of art or expand its meaning through imagined connections or personal reflections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the participants for their contributions to the Ekphrasis Poetry Competition, and we congratulate the two winners for their superb writing and engagement with the collection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Tyler Edwards<\/h3>\n<p>Inspired by Color Farm Study by Lisa Sanditz<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4322\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2024\/08\/2017.9.2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4322\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4322\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2024\/08\/2017.9.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2024\/08\/2017.9.2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2024\/08\/2017.9.2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2024\/08\/2017.9.2-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lisa Sanditz, Color Farm Study, acrylic on paper, 2010. Purchased with funds from the Escalette Endowment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>As Growth <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a woman scatters seeds of<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Curious Blue in neat rows<\/p>\n<p>letting the soil embrace and calm them<\/p>\n<p>so that one day, they will sprout like<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tulip Tree Orange with its citrus branches<\/p>\n<p>and hearty trunks<\/p>\n<p>towering over the other crops while<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tickle Me Pink laughs in the Florida sunlight<\/p>\n<p>and digs its roots into the ground<\/p>\n<p>refusing to wilt or fade, shying only to<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Laser Yellow that boasts the brightest petals<\/p>\n<p>and the sharpest thorns<\/p>\n<p>swarmed by the bees who hate<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Torch Red thanks to its layers of sap<\/p>\n<p>that catch pests and prey<\/p>\n<p>the only carnivorous color beside<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emerald Green which lures in moonlight<\/p>\n<p>with a grandiose glint that is hard to ignore<\/p>\n<p>for the woman who snags a handful of<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Blossom Purple to make into tea<\/p>\n<p>for her lover who watches from a distance<\/p>\n<p>and admires her as<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the colors grow<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Keira Deer<\/h3>\n<p>Inspired by Ol\u00e9 by June Edmonds<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3694\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2021\/03\/2794.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3694\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3694\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2021\/03\/2794.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2021\/03\/2794.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2021\/03\/2794-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2021\/03\/2794-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2021\/03\/2794-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">June Edmonds, Ol\u00e9, Oil on canvas, 2016. Purchased with funds from the Escalette Endowment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>in the unstomped measures\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0For Richard Garcia\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0after June Edmond&#8217;s painting, &#8220;Ole&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>bravo\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0the unhinged doors<br \/>\n&amp;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 painted ladders<br \/>\nslumped wayward<br \/>\nagainst the wood-slat fence.<\/p>\n<p>they lead me here,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0where<br \/>\ntwo guitars<br \/>\ncry pain<br \/>\n\u2014finger-light whisper-touches\u2014<br \/>\nechoes from strings<br \/>\nfrom mournful cavern<br \/>\ncarved into smooth-grain body.<\/p>\n<p>bravo\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 the welcome.<br \/>\nbravo\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 the world.<\/p>\n<p>you lead me here,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 turn<br \/>\nin your seat,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ask<br \/>\n<em>do you know anything about<\/em><br \/>\n<em> \u00a0 flamenco?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I say,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <em>\u00a0nothing<\/em><br \/>\nnothing but<br \/>\nbravo.<\/p>\n<p>bravo\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 the crack of a heel<br \/>\nagainst the wooden tap-board,<br \/>\nthe ruffle of a skirt hem<br \/>\nsweeping an arc\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 like<\/p>\n<p>the feathers of outstretched wings,<br \/>\nexotic birds raging<br \/>\ntheir pleats into the stitchwork<br \/>\nof our breath-held air.<\/p>\n<p>bravo\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 castanet shells<br \/>\nsinging between<br \/>\nfingers &amp; palms,<br \/>\npink- &amp; red-<\/p>\n<p>painted lips that shout\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<em> ol\u00e9!<\/em><br \/>\nin the unstomped measures<br \/>\nof a\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0New Mexican 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