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Welcome to Poetics. Melissa here from Mom With a Blog. I hope you’ll enjoy today’s ekphrastic prompt from the virtual poetry pub.

Georgia O’Keeffe was an American modernist painter, known for her paintings of flowers and landscapes. She used bold colors in her paintings, which often depicted their subjects in a closeup style.

Georgia O’Keeffe, A Piece of Wood I (1942), oil on canvas, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, gift of The Burnett Foundation

Her work revolved heavily around nature, showcasing it in its simplicity and with all its idiosyncrasies.

Georgia O’Keeffe, The Black Iris (1926), oil on canvas, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, gift of The Burnett Foundation

In 1946, O’Keeffe was the first woman to be featured with a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Georgia O’Keeffe, Three Women (1918), watercolor and graphite on paper, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, gift of Gerald & Kathleen Peters

Today I’d like us to dive into a world fascinated with color and detail. Choose one of the paintings featured in this post and compose an ekphrastic poem. (An ekphrastic poem is a descriptive poem about / inspired by an artwork.)

Georgia O’Keeffe, Long Lake, Colorado; Adrienne Brugger Sketchbook (1917), watercolor and graphite on paper, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation

After you’ve written your poem, you are more than welcome to come back and write another. There’s one more thing: I’d like you to incorporate a handful of the terms in the grid (found at end of post) into your poem somewhere.

If you’re new, here is how to join us:

  • Write a poem in response to the prompt.
  • Enter your name and a link directly to the post containing your poem into Mr. Linky. Remember to check the box to accept use/privacy policy.
  • Read other poets’ work as they enter their links into Mr. Linky. Check back as more will be added.
  • Please link back to dVerse from your post.
  • Have a wonderful time!🎉

‼️Mr. Linky will remain open until 3pm EST on Thursday, May 8, 2025.‼️

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acrylic

aesthetic

alkyd

atelier

bronze

burnish

cartoon

cast

ceramic

chiaroscuro

coil

complimentary

contrapposto

cross-hatching

curvilinear

dada

decoupage

distortion

drypoint

encaustic

expressionism

fauve

fixative

forging

genre

gesso

gothic

gouache

harmony

hue

illumination

impasto

inlay

kiln

kinetic

manifesto

mannerism

maquette

medieval

minimalism

montage

museum

neutral

non-objective

optical

organic

overlap

patina

pentimento

pictorial

picture plane

polychromatic

prehistoric

primitive

relief

rococo

salon

serigraph

sfumato

space

symmetrical

tactile

triptych

trompe-l’oeil

underpainting

vanishing point