Island Photo

I can scarcely wait till tomorrow

when a new life begins for me,

as it does each day,

as it does each day.

From The Round by Stanley Kunitz

What's To Be Done With Beauty

Art References

The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines ekphrasis as: a literary description of or commentary on a visual work of art. What's To Be Done With Beauty is a collection of ekphrastic poetry. Although a good ekphrastic poem must stand on its own merit, some like to view the art that inspired the poem. The following links provide quick reference for those readers wishing to do so.

American Gothic

The Dinner Horn

Poppies in the Fog

The Gleaners

Green Apple on Black Plate

Still Life

New York Movie

A Woman in the Sun

Ladies with Parasols

Hollyhocks

Young Woman Sewing

The Secret Garden

Art Nouveau

Nighthawks

A Gray Day

The Room of Flowers

Garden Scene – Not available for viewing at this time.

Hill Road – Not available for viewing at this time.

Farmer's Market

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte

Indians in the Fog – Not available for viewing at this time.

Monet's Garden At Vetheuil