A Spectator: Ekphrastic PoetryA collection of 50 ekphrastic poems by Canadian poet, author, playwright and dramaturge Per K. Brask. Accessible and insightful, these delightful poems express the poet's playful attention to a live performance, work of art, exhibit or life moment. "Ekphrasis" refers to a literary description of, or commentary on, a work of art. |
Contents
SITTING THERE | 9 |
UPON WATCHING HAMLET IN ASHLAND OREGON 11 THOMAS OSTERMEIERS HAMLETAT KRONBORG CASTLE 13 THE BBCRSC HA... | 15 |
MUNGO PARK THE MAN BEHIND THE NAME 19 DOVES 21 JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS 22 THE BORNHOLM REVUE 23 AI WEIWEI | 24 |
WATCHING JOE HAYES 28 IN THE NEXT ROOM 29 ALL OR NOTHING 30 AT THE PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM 31 MAYNARD DIXON... | 40 |
ONE MORE MILE 46 THE MUSIC MAN | 47 |
BEYOND REDEMPTION 52 SOPHIE TAEUBERARP CO | 53 |
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