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“Picture This” Call for Poems for Ekphrastic Collaboration, Deadline Oct. 15th

October 8, 2026 by Katheran Anderson Gregiore

All of the photographs for our upcoming PICTURE THIS: Photography & Poetry Exhibition have been uploaded—and now we invite you to add your words.

View the photo album and choose a photograph that speaks to you. Then create an ekphrastic response—a poem, story, or other piece of writing inspired by a work of art—based on what you see, feel, or imagine.

Space is available for two writers per photograph. To leave room for others to participate, please sign up for no more than two images.

First-time poets and writers are warmly encouraged to participate. PICTURE THIS is a family-friendly exhibition intended for audiences of all ages, so all submissions must be appropriate for public display.

Your finished piece must fit on one 8½” × 11″ sheet of paper; no frame is required. Email your completed work to artandculture@manchesterct.gov by the end of the day on Thursday, October 15. We will print and hang the selected pieces, and writers will be notified before the exhibition.

View the photographs and sign up here: https://bit.ly/PictureThisSignupSheet (click album then click through to see full image, title and artists name)

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