Ekphrastic writing is often narrowly defined as vivid description of a scene or object; classic examples typically feature visual art. This workshop will explore examples of poetry and prose that evokes taste, smell, touch, and other sensory dimensions of ordinary (or extraordinary) objects. Then we'll try our hand at writing text that propels itself from the page--whether pungent or sharp, jagged or juicy.

Sara Davis (@LiterarySara) is a recovering academic and marketing writer who lives in Philadelphia. Her PhD in American literature is from Temple University. She has published fiction and nonfiction in magazines including Cleaver, Okay Donkey, and CRAFT, and she blogs about books and other predilections at literarysara.net.