‘No Such Thing As a Still Life’—Ekphrastic poetry by Nina Oteria
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In this installment of “No Such Thing as a Still Life”, Durhamite Nina Oteria wows with her fresh and startling prose poem inspired by artist Simone Leigh titled “The Waiting Room.”
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‘No Such Thing As a Still Life’—Ekphrastic poetry by Joy Priest
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Our Southern series of Black Ekphrastic poetry “No Such Thing as Still Life” continues this week with our fourth installment from Joy Priest and her poem “The night never ended when one of us died.”
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‘No Such Thing As a Still Life’—Ekphrastic poetry by Denise Alden
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Denise Alden poetically speculates on the tender encounter between Nina Simone and Angela Davis when Miss Simone brought a red balloon in 1971 to Martin County Jail where Angela was held captive at the time.
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‘No Such Thing As a Still Life’—Ekphrastic poetry by Keesean Moore
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Keesean Moore in our third installment of “No Such Thing as a Still Life” submerges us into as-of-yet ephemeral worlds where Black subjects have full range of motion.
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‘No Such Thing As a Still Life’—Ekphrastic poetry by Nordette Adams
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Our second installment of “No Such Thing as a Still Life”: a Southern collection of Black ekphrasis features the work of Nordette Adams visualizes the young Black lives trapped within the literal and figurative confines of the plantation.
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‘No Such Thing As a Still Life’: Ekphrastic poetry by Taylor Johnson
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Our first installment of "No Such Thing as a Still Life"—a Southern collection of Black ekphrasis, features two poems from D.C. Native Taylor Johnson.