the light ekphrastic

We are pleased to share the work of the following artists and writers in the 63rd issue of The Light Ekphrastic:

Chelsey A. Anderson — Ghost; Ruin & Reclamation

Maximillian Gregg — Untitled; Farmer’s Indulgence

Marjan Khoshbazan — No one is allowed to see beauty; Bad news

Barbara Krasner — Talisman; Epistle to the Persistence of Ruin

Timothy Nohe — Speculative Flora – Thriving sweet peas; Corvidae

Matthew Sisson — A Vision; Heirloom Tomato

Contributor Bios — November 2025

We are pleased to share the work of the following artists and writers in the 62nd issue of The Light Ekphrastic:

Mirande Bissell – Canyon; White Farmhouse on the Jones Falls

Josephine Florens – Your Footprints; Whale Medicine

Caitlin Gill (Caidy Lynn) – Cow Skull; Decomp (Squirrel)

J. Spence Holman – Untitled; Spend Immediately

Taya Sanderson Kesslau – Brief Moments of Exchange; March Whale Medicines

Malyssa Kaye Ollar – Two Hearts (Homage to Frida); The Move (Life Choices)

Allie O’Malley – River Canyon; Sycamore Moon

Mohit Saini – Cartography of Unspoken Rain; The Time Thief’s Retirement Plan

Lauren Selle – Remember to Smile; Five I’ll Do it in Three

Carol A. Smith – The Quilt; Life Choices

Contributor Bios – August 2025

We are pleased to share the work of the following artists and writers in the 61st issue of The Light Ekphrastic:

Teresa Duggan – Nature Shine Surprise; Mystery in Devotion: Pocket Treasures on a Green Silk Handkerchief

Kate Polak – What Woods Might Do; Desire is Unheard Prayer

nat raum – eternal return as seed souls; eternal return as dr. salvador’s chainsaw

Michelle Spiziri – Seed Souls; And again, And again, And again

Contributor Bios – May 2025

We are pleased to share the work of the following artists and writers in the 60th issue of The Light Ekphrastic:

Alex Carrigan — Pantoum for the Weight I Carry; Pearls of Garlic

Carlotta Cerrato — Untitled; No such coward soul

Melissa Penley Cormier — Untitled; Better for my Health

LUSMERLIN — Untitled; Intuism 036 (Overlooking the once peaceful land)

Andrea Vasile — Intertwined; Ghost Dance

Dora J. Zelig — Sink Deeper; Unnamed #One

Contributor Bios — February 2025

We are pleased to share the work of the following artists and writers in the 59th issue of The Light Ekphrastic:

Julia Franklin — Unwrapped; Cloaked

Vin Grabill  — Idea; Head Held High

Dave Greber — Untitled; ☲♖krBRD ⬢CA♕GrVYRÐ

E Kraft — Under the Fluorescent Lights; Through the Graveyard

Eric Paul Shaffer — Exfinition; Admonishment in Blue

Christine Stewart-Nuñez  — You Are Muse DeLuxe; Seeds: All Is Within

JC Sulzenko — Geometrics for beginners; Do-si-do

Ernest Williamson III — Outside of Ourselves; Remind Me After the Rain

Contributor Bios — November 2024

Greetings, TLE friends. Even though it rarely seems to work out this way, summer is meant to be a time for rest, relaxation, and restoration. To that end, we will be skipping our August issue.

Any work submitted in the past year will be considered for the November issue (we will make pairings in late September). If you’d like to withdraw and re-submit later, I completely understand.

Thank you for being a part of the TLE community. I hope you have a great summer, and I look forward to coming back refreshed in November. We have many good things ahead!

All my best,
Jenny O’Grady
Editor, The Light Ekphrastic

We are pleased to share the work of the following artists and writers in the 58th issue of The Light Ekphrastic:

Micaela Camacho-Tenreiro – Elegy For Spring; Love Poem Without Pancakes

Jennifer Lynn Dunlop – Camera Obscura; Beckoning Clouds

KJ Hannah Greenberg – Island View; Untitled

Angela Kirby – Iceberg; Accidental

Chris Peregoy – The Dye Shed; Green Horizon

Lorraine Roy – ICEBERG 7; Accidental

Contributor Bios – May 2024

We are pleased to share the work of the following artists and writers in the 57th issue of The Light Ekphrastic:

J. A. Berlin – transmogrification: the golden birds; Seasons in Haiku

Ruth Farfel – Nephew; Saint Watches it All

Anne Griffiths – Transience; Seasons in Paint

Thomas Riesner – To Hurt; Battle

Hoyt Rogers – Nephew; Virgilio Paints a Seascape

Jan Wiezorek – Upright; Pairing

Contributor Bios – February 2024

We are pleased to share the work of the following artists and writers in the 56th issue of The Light Ekphrastic:

Kitty Bailey – Woman Runneth Over; Street Light’s Stars

Linda Fernandes – A Taste of Honey; Your Hands

Caitlin Gill – Fawn Runneth Over; Runneth Away

Kelsey Kessler – Garden’s Tune

Lauren Mirzakhalili – Plunge; Jogging Woman Meets Mother De[e/a]r

Nicole Kimball Ostrowski – Plunge; Theirs

Timmy Reed – I WAS A SALAD; Holy Days and the Days That Surround Them

Sher A. Schwartz – Variations on a Blossom; White Pelican

Mary Ellen Wade – Cherry Blossom Punch; Dawn

Debbie Walker-Lass – In Dreams; Belong to Yourself

The Wild Purvi Art Collective – Retablo of Surrounding Days

Contributor Bios – November 2023

We are pleased to share the work of the following artists and writers in the 55th issue of The Light Ekphrastic:

Ann Bracken – Teneramente; Silver Slipstream

Teresa Duggan – Mushroom Magic; Nebulous Faux Eternal

Jo Fields – Teneramente; Denouement

Craig R. Kirchner – Helter Skelter; Asphalt Cancer

Jules Miller – Mycorrhiza; Cherry Sweet

CLS Sandoval – Calla Lilies Up Close; Eating My Shovel

Julie Simon – Calla Lily Pt. 2; Between the Waves

Edward Michael Supranowicz – Something Wicked This Way Comes; Flowers Wandering in the Night Breeze

Contributor Bios – August 2023