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Hello to All d’Versians gathered here today at this site of pubtalk and poetry! Lisa here, hosting Open Link Night, where you can write to the offered optional prompt OR link up any poem of yours that you fancy. The jukebox is queued, and the magic cupboard, where snacks and liquid refreshment are held, are on standby.

I know we are just a week away from the spookiness of All Hallow’s Eve. The creative air has been permeated with darker and more colorful shades of autumn on either side of the veil. However when I decided to share a couple of ekphrastic options to write to today, Teresa Dunn’s, “All Yellow (Morgan Hill)” painting, which is currently on exhibit at the Muskegon Museum of Art, came to mind. Dunn’s bright, summer creation won Best of Show this year at the museum’s 95th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibit. From Ms. Dunn’s website:

Teresa Dunn is a Mexican American artist raised in rural Southern Illinois. Her identity, life, and art are influenced by her racial and cultural heritages and the complexities of being a brown woman in the Midwest.

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All Yellow (Morgan Hill), by Teresa Dunn

I wrote to Ms. Dunn, asking for and obtaining her permission to use the painting as an ekphrastic prompt. I really hope she reads what her work inspired in us.

The other image I chose for you to possibly write to is a photo I took on October 8 at dusk, as we walked through Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. In it, Joseph Kinnebrew’s sculpture ensemble, titled, “Visitations: Majorette, Hand Stands, Gifts, A Slight Lapse of Purpose, Yea” rises to the moon. Learn more about the ensemble here.

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I hope one of the two images may draw your muse closer, to paint with words.

On the jukebox tonight, Canadian musician, JP Hoe, singing, “Safe and Sound.” I really don’t think I’ve heard a voice more beautiful!

And now we have come to the moment we’re here for: please feel free to write to the optional prompt or to link up one of your poems. Let the poeming commence!

Just a reminder: Open Link Night means you can post ONE poem of your choosing (no specified form, length, word prompt etc.)

If you choose to write to one of the artworks, please include artist attribution on your post.

Those of you new to dVerse, here’s how to participate:
•Post any poem of your choosing on your blog or website.
•Click on Mr. Linky below to add your name and enter the direct URL to your poem
•On your blog, please provide a link back to dVerse. This enables others to enjoy our prompts, increases our readership and thus increases the responses to everyone’s poems.
•If you promote your poem on social media, use the tag #dverse poets
•Please do read some of the other responses to the prompt and add a short comment or reaction. Everyone likes to be appreciated! The prompt is open and linkable for several days so do stop by another day and read a few of the latecomers too.
•Have fun!