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The Poetry of Art: National Poetry Month Celebration

Celebrate National Poetry Month with poetry inspired by art in honor of San Antonio’s 2023 Ekphrastic Poetry Contest.

Showcasing poetry inspired by select artworks at the Briscoe Western Art Museum, the McNay Art Museum, Ruby City, the San Antonio Museum of Art and the Witte Museum, “The Poetry of Art” features local Poet Laureates reading their work.

An ekphrastic poem is based on a piece of art, taking an existing piece of visual art and using written words to describe and expand on the theme of that work of art. Many of these poems explore hidden meanings or an underlying story.


2023 NPMSA EKPHRASTIC POETRY CONTEST
The Briscoe Western Art Museum

We partnered with local poets and other art institutions to invite poets to draw inspiration from artworks. Writers will create a poem written in response to Jerry Jordan’s “Listen for the Drums”, from our collection.

Jerry Jordan (b. 1944), Listen for the Drums, 2013, Oil on Canvas.
Purchased with funds provided by the Jack and Valerie Guenther Foundation
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