Abstract:
This collection is an internal and external exploration of perspective. Employing both
ekphrastic and personal poems, this collection asks the question: do we look at a piece of
artwork the same way we look at a relationship? Recurring themes of the personal poems
include hands and fish. As with still-life paintings, everyday objects in these poems are
imbued with significance. In contrast, attention within the ekphrastic poems is often
placed on insects and light, showing how movement and life can be found on the canvas.
