Mary K. Lindberg

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Music and Poetry? Writing Inspired by Classical Music: Part II

This continues the discussion exploring the association of music and poetry, comparable to the “ekphrastic” relationship of poetry and art, and various ways music can appear in poems. How do other poets respond to classical music? I attended a few weekend poetry retreats in Chester, Connecticut led by Dr. June

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Music and Poetry? Writing Inspired by Classical Music: Part I

The nine Greek muses of the arts served to encourage creativity, enhance imagination, and inspire artists. The Greeks also named “Ekphrasis,” a process in which descriptive words can expand the meaning of a work of art. For poetry, such works are known as “ekphrastic poems,” and literary journals exist that