Exhibition | Art and Ekphrastic Poetry

October 19 - November 19, 2023

The third annual Art and Ekphrastic poetry collaboration between Page Gallery and the Poets Corner. This show makes connections between visual art and poetry to deepen our understanding of both.

We invite you to write poems in response to the images in this exhibition. Submissions are closed. Thank you for the 165 poems submitted! 

Poems selected as Poets' Choice will be read on Zoom with The Poets Corner 4-5:30pm Sunday, November 12, 2023

Poems selected as Artists' Choice will be read In-person at Page Gallery | 1pm Saturday, November 18, 2023

Poets' Choice poets: Charles Becker, Sarah Bitter, Margaret Haberman, Judy Kaber, Elizabeth Kuelbs, Cynthia Reeves, David Sloan, Maya Stein, Anna Warrock, Lucinda Ziesing. Read these poems at The Poets Corner.

Artists' Choice poets: Peg Bettcher, Isaana Chrispin, Marie Den Bosch, Kay Elmore, Chrys Hahn, Michelle Holland, Emily James, Hayden Lyman, Flynn Mitchell, Licia Morelli, Karen Hand Ogg, Whitney Schmidt, Amy Ralston Seife, Anna St Aubrey, Maya Stein, Lucinda Ziesing. Read these poems below.

See past poetry and art pairings here - 2022 Artists' Choice, 2021 Artists' Choice2021 Poets' Choice.


Exhale Salutations feat. Magnolia and Bitter-Berry

$5,000
Hannah Berta
Exhale Salutations feat. Magnolia and Bitter-Berry
acrylic and oil on arches paper, 26x31"

Fog Day Grass

$1,800
Hannah Berta
Fog Day Grass
cut paper, 20x20"

The Back End of the Ocean, 1/5

$6,800
J.T. Gibson
The Back End of the Ocean, 1/5
kiln cast glass, 9x9x3"

Mariner's Dream #3, 1/12

$4,200
J.T. Gibson
Mariner's Dream #3, 1/12
kiln cast glass, 9x9x0.75"

Falling Water maquette

$2,800
J.T. Gibson
Falling Water maquette
cast bronze, 18"

Three Junes, 3/5

$9,600
J.T. Gibson
Three Junes, 3/5
bronze, 87.5x1.5x1.375"

Baba Yaga Weaving, 1/10

$1,200
Sarah Horowitz
Baba Yaga Weaving, 1/10
etching with gouache hand-coloring, 11.375 x 8”

Ask for a Needle and Thread, 1/10

$1,500
Sarah Horowitz
Ask for a Needle and Thread, 1/10
etching with gouache hand-coloring, 11.375 x 16”

Argent Moon

$7,000
Nathaniel Meyer
Argent Moon
oil on canvas, 36x48"

Memorable Patterns

$10,000
Colin Page
Memorable Patterns
oil on canvas, 40x40"

Under the Apple Tree

$2,500
Colin Page
Under the Apple Tree
oil on canvas, 16x20"

Audrey's Apple Tree

$14,500
Colin Page
Audrey's Apple Tree
oil on canvas, 46x46"

Our Basement

$4,000
Terry Powers
Our Basement
oil on canvas, 20x22"

Cod Head

$1,200
Anneli Skaar
Cod Head
oil on panel, 7.75x9.5" (10x11.5" framed)