"Portrait of a Poetress Crowned With a Laurel Wreath" by Rosalba Carreira.
Ekphrastic is a term that simply means art about art--a painting inspired by a novel, a dance inspiring a song, a poem written after viewing a piece of sculpture, etc. I'm challenging myself to writing a cherita for paintings by women artists, most of whom are unknown or long forgotten.
What is a cherita? It is a haiku-like poem of three stanzas. The first stanza is one line and sets the scene. Stanza two is two lines, stanza three is three lines and tells a story.
Cherita is both singular and plural. They are not titled, although the first line may appear to be a title. To learn more, visit the cherita: home of the cherita.
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