Friday, November 7, 2014

POETRY FRIDAY

MUSEUM HAIKU

 

Welcome to Poetry Friday. I'm sharing one haiku today. Click over to  Diane, Queen of Haiku, at Random Noodling for lots more poetry and inspiration.



This fall we took in the Bernard Langlais retrospective exhibit at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine. My husband took lots of photos.


 Langlais dotted his Maine property with fantastic animals created from any kind of wood he could find. The animal sculptures delighted me and inspired this haiku.







 

lions, tigers, bears

a wooden menagerie

barnyard fun - oh my!


I love writing from museum experiences. Though I wouldn’t exactly call this an ekphrastic haiku! Fun, though.



Langlais’ sculptures are placed throughout Maine on an art trail, and a preserve is being created on his property in Cushing.






16 comments:

  1. And why wouldn't you call it ekphrastic haiku? You undersell yourself, my friend! The art trail spells fieldtrip to me, but maybe it should wait until the spring or summer!

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    1. Oh, Diane. Thank you for that comment. Maybe I thought that I hadn't entered into the exhibit enough with that haiku, that I was just describing it without an emotional component. But I must be confusing haiku with other poetry I write, thinking it has to include my reaction. Yes, the art trail would make a wonderful field trip!

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  2. Perfect, playful haiku to match these images. It's so fun to say "a wooden menagerie." Lovely post—thank you!

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    1. Thanks, Sheri. I like that phrase, too. We're so used to thinking of a glass menagerie.

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  3. What a beautiful menagerie! Colby is about an hour away - beautiful campus.

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    1. Thanks for commenting, Donna. The exhibit is up until January, I believe.

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  4. "Wooden menagerie" -- very nice. What a fun place to visit! I especially like that lion.

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  5. We were at the art museum today. I should write some ekphrastic response poems, too -- you have inspired me!

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  7. It's great that you process your museum visit with poetry, Joyce. What a wonderful way not only to pay tribute, but to remember your visit in a very personal way. I'd love to take a stroll on that art trail!

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    1. Yes, Michelle, I find that the memory of each visit stays with me if I can make my own art from my impressions.

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  8. Thanks for sharing this fun, Joyce - Oh my! indeed. Love that lion piece.

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    1. Hi, Robyn. There were lots of lions - all so different!

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  9. I love your haiku, Joyce! The museum looks amazing, too. I have enjoyed exploring ekphrastic poetry over the last few years--definitely an interesting and inspiring concept. Thanks so much for sharing! = )

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