Poetry at the Newman Gallery

Several poets gathered at Washington, DC's Newman Gallery to present poems that they wrote in response to C. M. Turpenoff's exhibit of artwork. The ekphrastic extravaganza included a poem by Larew that was inspired by Mr. Turpenoff's "Prairie Sunrise."

Thanks to the Gallery, Mr. Turpenoff and Anne Harding Woodworth for offering this opportunity.

The painting -- "Prairie Sunrise" is the fifth of the "Landscape Variations" on Mr. Turpenoff's website -- Fine Art Objectives | Fine Art Objectives

Larew's poem is below.

The photo includes some of the participating poets -- from left, J. Nordhaus, B. Bunting, H. Larew, A. Harding Woodworth, D. Wilbon Parks and P. Smith.

By Light or Sing                                                      

There is this love of when and where

Or how to see

And what could be or was

Or even each beginning

Yes a love of every time and rise

And things by light or sing

Or greens of orange that tease beyond

With more and more of why 

This love that loves the far around

And echoes all -

This love that calls from breeze to hum

And opens all the listen

-        Hiram Larew