Ekphrasis: Writing About Art

Ekphrasis: Writing About Art

The HCCC Poetry and Language Collective is looking for writers to write about art. For this project, works of art completed by HCCC Art Majors have been made available below. Then, participants will write creative works inspired by the art which will later be displayed with the art online on this page and at a live art show.

In Ekphrastic writing, participants are encouraged to spend some time with the work of art – think about how it makes you feel, what it makes you think of, and how you can express what is happening in the work of art. This expression can come in any form: poetry, short stories, journal entries, or any other creative form you can think of. You can find some examples on the Writing Examples page to help you get started.

If you would like some assistance with your writing, you can reach out to Professor Eric Adamson who can coordinate writing assistance for you. He can be reached at eadamson@hccc.edu.

Writing submissions will be due Monday, April 4^th and can be submitted via email to poetry@hccc.edu. In the submission, please include the title of the work of art you have written about.

You can also submit using the form accessed by clicking the button below. Please note that the form will ask you to sign into your HCCC account.