I promise him everything—rivers, falls, Lake Saguaro—but he sniffs and turns away. Weeping and pleading, I follow him across the mesa. I fling my arms
Author: Jackie
Flight, by Jackie Craven
A bold abstract in orange and black inspired this ekphrastic poem.
Televisions in Hospital Waiting Rooms
Lobster for Lunch
Who are these people in the tropical scene, and why does the lobster have such enormous claws? Stories unfold from every detail…
Perspective Dreaming
Stirring thoughts of past and future, destiny and regret, this satirical Renaissance scene inspired the poem, “Perspective Dreaming.”
Waiting for 5:00
This enormous canvas brims with sin. Even the balloons have naughty details.
Still Life With Oranges
In a dramatic desert landscape, navel oranges form a whimsical pyramid on an African birthing stool.
Carnival
Dark yet bright, this carnival scene inspired nightmares and poetry.
She Snapped Sister’s Diary Wide
It’s hard to forget this nightmarish collage. Nevertheless, the images prompted poems.
The first sip flamed into another sip…
Voice and rhythm became the backbone for a persona poem about a young man reeling out of control.