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Self-Portrait With Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird

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This Ekphrastic poem is inspired by a painting by Frida Kahlo entitled Self-Portrait With Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird.  

Posted byhenhouseladyApril 22, 2021April 17, 2021Posted inPoemsTags:#Ekphrastic poem, #Frida Kahlo, #Molly Shea, #Self-Portrait With Thorn Necklace and HummingbirdLeave a comment on Self-Portrait With Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird

Road to Oldfields

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I liked this picture I found, so this Ekphrastic poem is based on a painting by Walter Anderson entitled The Road to Oldfields.  

Posted byhenhouseladyApril 21, 2021April 16, 2021Posted inPoemsTags:#Ekphrastic poem, #Molly Shea, #Walter Anderson, @Road to Oldfields3 Comments on Road to Oldfields

The Potato Eaters

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I might even tell the story from an element within the artwork. This Ekphrastic poem is based on a painting by Vincent Van Gogh entitled The Potato Eaters.  

Posted byhenhouseladyApril 20, 2021April 15, 2021Posted inPoems, Recent blog postsTags:#Ekphrastic poem, #Molly Shea, #The Potato Eaters, @Vincent Van Gogh3 Comments on The Potato Eaters

American Gothic

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I might even tell the story from an element within the artwork. This Ekphrastic poem is based on a painting by Grant Wood entitled American Gothic.

Posted byhenhouseladyApril 19, 2021April 14, 2021Posted inPoemsTags:#American Gothic, #Ekphrastic poem, #Grant Wood, #Molly Shea1 Comment on American Gothic

Road Demons

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This Ekphrastic poem is based on a poster painting by David Mann entitled 50. I call the poem Road Demons. I write the poem from experience.

Posted byhenhouseladyApril 18, 2021April 13, 2021Posted inPoemsTags:#50, #David Mann, #Ekphrastic poem, #Molly Shea, #Road DemonLeave a comment on Road Demons

The Singing Butler

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I might even tell the story from an element within the artwork. This Ekphrastic poem is based on a painting by Jack Vettriano entitled Th Singing Butler.  

Posted byhenhouseladyApril 17, 2021April 11, 2021Posted inPoemsTags:#Ekphrastic poem, #Jack Vettriano, #Molly Shea, #The Singing Butler1 Comment on The Singing Butler

Body Art

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I might even tell the story from an element within the artwork. This Ekphrastic poem is based on a tattooed person I found online.  I entitled it Body art.  

Posted byhenhouseladyApril 16, 2021April 11, 2021Posted inPoemsTags:#Body Art, #Ekphrastic poem, #Molly Shea2 Comments on Body Art

Construction Zone

If you have read my blog in the past, you know that Rooster and I have spent a considerable amount of time living in a construction zone.

Posted byhenhouseladyApril 15, 2021April 10, 2021Posted inPoemsTags:#Construction Zone, Molly SheaLeave a comment on Construction Zone

A Cotton Office in New Orleans

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This Ekphrastic poem is based on a painting by Edgar Degas entitled A Cotton Office in New Orleans, done shortly after the Civil War.

Posted byhenhouseladyApril 14, 2021April 10, 2021Posted inPoemsTags:#A Cotton Office in New Orleans, #Edgar Degas, #Ekphrastic poem, #Molly SheaLeave a comment on A Cotton Office in New Orleans

Japanese Footbridge

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The essence of the artwork can be found in the featured elements. This Ekphrastic poem is based on a painting by Claude Monet entitled Japanese Footbridge.   

Posted byhenhouseladyApril 13, 2021April 8, 2021Posted inPoemsTags:#Claude Monet, #Ekphrastic poem, #Japenese Footbridge, #Molly Shea2 Comments on Japanese Footbridge

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