Photopoetry: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Photographs and Poems

What is photopoetry? It’s an exploration of the intimate relationship between poetry and photography. It is intended for anyone interested in combining words and images. While poetry and photography are distinct art forms, the two share a lot in common. Both are concerned with images, but they approach communicating those images in different ways. When the two collaborate, something magical occurs. It’s more than adding a caption or an explanation to a photograph, it’s also an opening to all the in-the-moment internal and external details: color, texture, light, shadow, emotions, feelings, sensations, etc. Place one of your images next to one of your poems, and we enter the world of drala (ordinary magic).

This class is great for photographers, poets, writers, artists at heart, or the curious wanting to explore the symbiotic relationship between poetry and photography. You can use whatever camera that is available to you, including your cell phone.

Each class will include writing and perception exercises, sample images and poetry of each week’s content, group discussion, and compassionate review of student images and poems.