Exploring Ekphrasis

Exploring Ekphrasis

Tobias Castillo

Spring

The first morning of spring carried with it a relentless tranquillity. Whisking away the crisp winter air and carrying a warm breeze which…

Mar 20, 2021

Spring

Mar 20, 2021

Boris Morrison

No Escape

No Escape

Mar 17, 2021

No Escape

Mar 17, 2021

Poetic Penguin

The Rain it Goes on, Through Life, Through Death

In the silence they approach, aware or unaware we do not know,

Mar 17, 2021

The Rain it Goes on, Through Life, Through Death

Mar 17, 2021

Juan From Tech Support

War-Torn

The enemy came quickly, covered by backfire of artillery shooting violent shells at our minuscule defences, I thought to myself is this…

Mar 17, 2021

War-Torn

Mar 17, 2021

whoiswill

Cafe Terrace at Night — Ekphrasis

I always came to the same place at the same time every night. Among the dark alleys and gloomy roads, one small café radiated warmth and…

Mar 17, 2021

Cafe Terrace at Night — Ekphrasis

Mar 17, 2021

bog

The Cottage

The children of the Leur residence knew nothing of manners or social expectations, they lived in Drenthe, a town far from the bustling…

Mar 17, 2021

The Cottage

Mar 17, 2021

Jack David

Celeste

I breathed in. The fresh scent of honey entered through my nose, mixed in with touches of lavender. I imagined the smell to be a golden…

Mar 17, 2021

Celeste

Mar 17, 2021

InterestingPerson

A Sunday Afternoon

In the city of Tenebris, a festival began, marking their centenary and honouring their founder Princeps. The sun shone radiantly and lit…

Mar 17, 2021

A Sunday Afternoon

Mar 17, 2021

Roger Nicolson

Forgotten

Bright lights flood into the once dark and dismal room. Hazy figures swim around in the vague and distorted view of mine. They are like…

Mar 17, 2021

Forgotten

Mar 17, 2021

Steph Agathon

Collins St, 5.p.m

I am one of them. Starting the day with a bowl filled with porridge or cereals. And, if feeling special, a cooked breakfast of eggs and…

Mar 17, 2021

Collins St, 5.p.m

Mar 17, 2021

Exploring Ekphrasis

Work produced by high school students in Australia, who have explored ekphrastic poetry and prose produced by others and then come up with their own.

Editors

Blair Mahoney

Teacher of Literature and Philosophy, prolific reader and sometime writer

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