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  • Still working on Hopper

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    Posted on March 16th, 2005sherryEvents and Conferences, Poets, Politics and Activism, The Arts

    Edward Hoppers High NoonMy poem this week is “Moral Clarity, “written in response to Edward Hopper’s High Noon. This particular painting struck me as — well, read the poem. I think it may be dangerous in its own minor-regional-poet way.

    Off now to prepare for a day and a night in Louisville. Hope to join Jeff Hess in his tour of Louisville coffee houses and then everybody is invited to Jazz and the Spoken Word tonight. A great line up and I hope to be outrageous anyway.

One Response to “Still working on Hopper”

  1. Loved the Hopper poem. I’ve tried my hand at ekphrastic poetry, too. Yours is better.

    Ruth

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