Lay Bare the Canvas: An Anthology Reading

Lay Bare the Canvas presents a sumptuous array of ekphrastic poems, poetry inspired by and about art, by contemporary New England poets responding to masterworks in New England museums. Readings will include Henry Longfellow’s “Cross of Snow,” as well as works by noted authors from the anthology: Beatrice Lazarus (editor), Fred Marchant, Alice B. Fogel, Philip E. Burnham, Jr., Vivian Shipley, and Richard Hoffman.