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Ekphrastic Poem Contest And Litmags
12 February 2008, the poet @ 10:28 pm

I don’t know what it is about this photo, from Zyzzyva Speaks, but I find it very interesting. Here we have an artist plastering her pencil drawing (that’s what it looks like in the photo) to a wall and photographing it.

Essentially, we have a work of art within a work of art - the shallow explanation.

In the broader view, since the “work of art within a work of art” appears on a litblog and if the litblog can itself be viewed as an art form (within the broader definition of art) then we have a work of art within a work of art within a work of art. Ah! But add to that the writing of an ekphrastic poem and you potentially have a work of art within a work of art within a work of art (a litblog) within a poem. Succinctly put:

A drawing within a photograph within a blog within a poemIs that sublime?I challenge you to write such a poem and publish it on your blog. At the bottom of your blog post, link back to this blog post using the phrase World Class Poetry Blog Ekphrastic Poem Contest Entry. Be sure to stop by and leave me a comment on this post telling me the exact URL, or permalink, where your ekphrastic poem is published.

The deadline to enter is the last day of February. The winner of the contest will receive a free copy of my chapbook “I Like War,” which consists of ten poems written while I was stationed in Iraq in 2005.

NOTE: Your poem can be about the drawing, the photograph of the drawing, or the idea of a drawing within a photo. If you’re really self-conscious you can write an inward looking poem about your ekphrastic poem purporting to be about a drawing within a photograph. You get the idea. Be creative. Be crafty. Write a poem. Link to me. Tell me where to find your poem. Have fun.

Learn What You Need To Know About Journals And LitMags
Do you read litmags? If you want to be published, you should. NewPages Blog has information about a variety of litmags that you can check out and I encourage you to stop by and find one or two that you like or want to taste.

32 Poems has started accepting online submissions. I think this is great. More journals and litmags should take online submissions. I think more will. I think you’ll like 32 Poems. Subscribe.

AGNI is expanding its online offerings, which is cool because now they can catch up to Rattle.

1 Comment a “Ekphrastic Poem Contest And Litmags”

1. howard junker — February 14, 2008 @ 6:29 pm
   

   go for it.

   best regards,
   howard junker
   editor, zyzzyvza

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