Welcome to OpenLinkNight everyone. This is your opportunity to link 1 poem of your choice to share with our community.   For those who missed the Mr Linky deadline the past week or this Tuesday’s poetics: The Optician’s Words”, this is also your opportunity to share your poem. Out of courtesy, please link back to dVerse Poet Pub if you are sharing your poem.

For those looking for inspiration, here is our optional mini-prompt: write an ekphrastic poem based on Gertrude Abercrombie’s painting (see below) and/or use the title “Where or When (Things Past)”, as part of your poem.

“Where or When (Things Past)” (1948), oil on canvas, 21 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches. Image from Carnegie Museum of Art and Colby Museum of Art      Source

On-view through June 1, 2025 at Carnegie Museum of Art

About the artist:

Born in Austin, Texas, Abercrombie grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago and spent some time in her father’s hometown of Aledo, Illinois. The small town in the northwestern part of the Midwestern state eventually became a source of inspiration for her atmospheric paintings.

The artist’s mystical works “suggest a life of wistful introspection and emotional struggle,” says a statement for the forthcoming exhibition Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery at the Carnegie Museum of Art, co-organized with Colby College Museum of Art. The show and accompanying catalog present an opportunity for visitors to experience the artist’s highly personal work in significant depth, with access to artworks held in a range of private and public collections all gathered in one place.    Source

If you are new to dVerse, here’s how to join in:

• Write one poem and post it to your blog.
• Enter your name and direct link to your poem into Mr. Linky.
• You will also find some other amazing poems! Please read and comment.
• Provide a link to dVerse so others can find us too.
• Drop in to say hello in our discussion below.
• Have fun!