Painting a Picture: Poetry in Response to Art with John MacKay, University of Glasgow
- THIS EVENT HAS EXPIRED
- Tickets
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£18
- Dates and times
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15th Mar 2020
2:00PM - 4:00PM
- Age
- 16+ years
- Venue
Unfortunately due to the constantly evolving coronavirus situation, Aye Write 2020 has been cancelled, and this event will no longer go ahead. We will contact ticket holders directly as soon as possible.
We will explore the richly varied facets of ekphrastic poetry – pieces written in response to works of art, including paintings, photographs, sculptures and installations. This seminar will give you the opportunity to examine notable poems – ancient, modern and contemporary – and the artworks that have inspired them, before trying out some of the different approaches and techniques in your own writing.
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