From Art to Art

Ekphrastic poetry results when a poet writes in response to a work of art, drawing on the details of the art as well as individual experience in the creation of a new, original work of art. The poems and images of the art that inspired them in this book represent a year of the Orenaug Poetry Group's regular visits to the Woodbury Public Library Gallery in Woodbury, Connecticut, to write about the diverse art exhibits that changed from month to month.
Artists graciously gave us their time and access to their art for this book. They are Peter Seltzer, Michael Coleman, Marc Chabot, J. Neil Bittner, Steve Habersang, Lisa Barash-Rosario, Marla Thornington Martin, Sarah Jane Thornington, Skip Marsh, and the Nonnewaug High School Class of 2023 senior art students.
Poets who wrote about their work are Steve Allison, Betty Lou Bowles, Sandy Lee Carlson, Julie Cook, Amy D'Orio, Edward Dzitko, Margaret Hunt, Elizabeth Kutepov, Lin Northrup, Sharon Smith, and Kelly F.J. Wright.