Ekphrasis is generally a writing that comments upon another art form in which one medium of art tries to relate to another medium by defining and describing its essence and form.Ekphrasis comes from the Greek words ek ('out') and phrasis ('speak') which literally translates to " speak out " Its like verbal recreation or description of a work, say like a poem about a photograph or a novel about a film.
According to Wikipedia, Ekphrasis or ecphrasis is the graphic, often dramatic description of a visual work of art.
Examples:
1.The distorted faces in a crowd in a painting depicting an original work of art
2. A film showing particularly dark aspects of neo-Gothic architecture
When writing this post, I do find some connection of Ekphrasis in Magpie Tales where we are invited to write a poem about a photograph ,is'nt it? an ekphrasis poetry ! Well,now here I'm to reproduce a poem about a Song (one selected among the three) as a prompt from NaPoWriMo Day6. The letter " G" takes the form of "GO GAGA" meaning "Go Insane /Crazy " for April's A to Z Challenge .I hereby combine both the above Challenges for my "The Whispering Tree ".
Prompt : Lady Gaga’s countrified version of Born This Way.
My Ekphrasis version of Poetry : GO GAGA! with my own interpretation.I tried to construct a Ekphrasis Poetry ,a Rondel using iambs tetrameter .
GO GAGA!
Go Gaga ! Free yourself and fight
For you are born that way..a queen
Her mom, made her see the unseen
As she was looking for some light
We are not born to rule the might
Besides, rule ourself ever green
Go Gaga ! Free yourself and fight
For you are born that way..a queen
Whatever comes to be your plight
Do Never tend to cry in pain
Carry on , live your life 'Oh Queen
You got choice to be yourself,Right?
Go Gaga ! Free yourself and fight
Wow! I never imagined I'd see an ode to Lady Gaga in a rondel using iambic tetrameter! You've pulled off an extraordinary feat!
ReplyDeleteI've had fun with this form before and like what you did with Lady Gaga. She is talented, for sure, although a bit weird (for this old lady) but I do like her music...and your well-executed Rondel.
ReplyDeletenice play off the song...spleen does not work for me...like the rest but that kinda throws it for me...
ReplyDeleteGo Lady Gaga. She does have something special about her. She must be a very good human being inside.
ReplyDeleteThis is quite a blog! I would say that Deirdra Eden-Coppel said it well, "...award you the Creative Blog Award." It is well out of my genre, but cuddo's to your creativity and your new award!
ReplyDeleteI like your Whispering Tree. Rose, in the comic strips has a "Leaning Tree." She goes there often when her burdens are many and as she leans against her leaning tree they seem to disappear.
Gregg Metcalf
Colossians 1:28-29
Gospel-driven Disciples
@lola,liv2write,brain -Thanks for your time and comment
ReplyDelete@munir -may be true..often we have the tendency to judge people with how they communicate the message to the world.She has done a good job though ..
@Deirda - Thanks for the comment and the Award.
@Gregg- that was a sweet comment too ..thanks for dropping by
@all -welcome again to my blog :)
Cool rondel!
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