I am working off of Jay’s post from last week. Photographs are also a huge inspiration for me, and I love that Jay shared the link with us, it will definitely help me in the future.
One of my favorite places to write poetry is in art museums. Whenever I get the chance to visit the Met in NYC, I bring a notebook with me, find a bench, and sit for a while.
As an alternative to writing about a photograph, find a painting that you like or you find compelling and write about it. Below is my favorite painting, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich. I find there are a number of stories waiting to be told in this single painting.
Since painting as a medium is so broad, I find searching by art period is easier and less overwhelming. What kind of poem would you produce after looking at Dada? How about Realism? You get the idea.
This is a really rough poem on The Son of Man painting by Rene Margritte:
The apple man,
is what I call you.
There’s an apple
floating in front of
you. Can you see
me?
Have you considered
baldwin or macintosh?
What are they to you?
Less than granny
smith? Is that granny
smith in front of you?
Can you even see me?
Are you the son or is the
apple of your eye the son?
There it is. Please forgive my bad poetry.