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2.5a: Ekphrastic Poetry - Johanna Ely

2.5a: Ekphrastic Poetry - Johanna Ely

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Ekphrastic poetry is poetry inspired by art. Today, Johanna Ely, poet laureate emerita of Benicia, CA reads and discusses two poems from paintings - "Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose" which ends up with a discussion of sensuality and mother godesses to the Virgin Mary, followed by a wander down a back alley in the mysterious tiny town of Locke in the Delta lands of the San Francisco Bay - "Back Alley, Locke, CA. The show notes include links to ideas shared in the chats. See the links to read the poems and see the artwork that inspired them.

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