The Writing’s on the Wall: Poetry at MoNA
MoNA partners with a range of poets and organizations to bring poetry into the museum through readings, open mic events, writing workshops and more. Visit the Events Calendar to learn about upcoming events.
As part of the The Writing’s on the Wall, MoNA publishes the Ekphrastic poetry created in partnership with Susan Rich on this webpage each year. Participating poets explore the current museum exhibitions and write poems inspired by the variety of art works they discover.
Click here to read the poems created by poets who gathered to write pieces inspired by the art in MoNA's galleries at the 2024 Poetry Writing in the Galleries event.
Click here to read the poems from the 2023 Poets on the Coast retreat and view images from the exhibitions that inspired this poetry below.
Click here to read the poems from the 2022 Poets on the Coast retreat and view images from the exhibitions that inspired this poetry below.
Click here to read the poems from the 2019 Poets on the Coast retreat.
2023 Image Slideshow
Louise Kikuchi, The Four Seasons, Autumn
Margaret Davidson, Button Rain
William Slater, Indigo Hyacinth
Virginia Shaw, Aurora Jellybean
William Cumming, Untitled (Man Reading Newspaper)"
Veruska Vagen, The White Hat
Thu Nguyen, Late Afternoon Sun
Morris Graves, Untitled (Northwest Landscape with Church)
Georgia Munger, Emerging Face
Margaret Davidson, Controlled Surprise (Indian Corn)
Eric Elliott, Studio Chairs 2
2022 Image Slideshow
Alfredo Arreguín, Suquamish Waters.
Alfredo Arreguín, El Huipil.
Alfredo Arreguín, Crazy Quilt (Triptych).
Alfredo Arreguín, Zapata's Messenger.
Alfredo Arreguín, Emerald Island.