Ekphrasis: A Dialogue between Art and Poetry

Visual art and poetic verse intersect uniquely in ekphrasis, poetry composed about or in response to a piece of art. The dialogue between these two mediums offers us space to contemplate what it means to be human, to suffer, and to live in this beautiful and fragile world. By exploring how Auden responds to a Bruegel painting and Janie McCrary to a fresco by Masaccio, we in turn join their conversation about the human condition.

About the Speaker

Monica Godfrey is a Maryland native, classical educator, and lover of beautiful things. She has taught literature at Rockbridge Academy for ten years. Monica earned her BA in English and a certification in secondary education from Grove City College in 2013 and an MA in modern and contemporary literature and culture from the University of York, UK, in 2014.

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