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EMAGI

Posted by Brian Strand on 7/26/2025 4:05:48 AM

EMAGI a reverse ekphrasis -where words as digital symbols letters  represent as a shape reflect a poem or image

Example BLAKES Cradle Song

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Wallace Stevens'ICE CREAM'

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Comment by Brian Strand on 7/30/2025 6:24:48 AM

The art of creating a visual response to a piece of writing is known as a reverse ekphrasis ie the inverse of the centuries old poetic form of ekphrasis.The most well known example being Charles Demuth 'Figure 5' based upon a W C Williams poem. Here is the most famous example as mentioned in this definition https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/charles-demuth-figure-5/



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