MNA members are invited to attend an ekphrastic poetry workshop with Jodie Hollander on Sunday, October 12, 2025, from 12 – 2 pm. This workshop will be help in the Waddell Gallery among the current Poetry Maps exhibition. Poetry Maps closes on October 27, 2025 – this poetry workshop is a great opportunity for members to experience Poetry Maps once more before closing.

Interested members should RSVP to membership@musnaz.org so that we can plan accordingly.

What is ekphrastic poetry? An ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of a painting or sculpture, the poet may amplify and expand its meaning. (The Poetry Foundation).

Jodie Hollander is a poet who lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, and the author of the poetry collections My Dark Horses and Nocturne. Her work has appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry Magazine, The Yale Review, and The Harvard Review, among other publications.