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Following Their Footsteps
An ekphrastic poetry workshop with former Houston Poet Laureate Aris Kian. Created in partnership with Inprint.
ABOUT THE WORKOUT
"The practice of writing is intricately connected to the art of noticing. What details, images, and background make up the totality of a painting? What details, images, and background make up the totality of the present? What can writing supplement that a visual may not? Ekphrastic poetry is the literary term for describing visual art, but it can also serve as a lyrical bridge between an artist and a viewer to connect the past and present—the finished creation and one’s own creativity. Using Jacob Lawrence’s “The Migration Series” paintings, participants will be able to connect the stories depicted in the visuals with their present day understanding of the world around us, generating new works in these two hours with an opportunity to read and share with their peers." —Artis Kian
ABOUT ARIS KIAN
Aris Kian is a Houston enthusiast and student of abolition. Her poems are published with Button Poetry, West Branch, Obsidian Lit and elsewhere. Her team Smoke Slam ranked #1 at the 2025 Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam and #1 at the 2024 Southern Fried Poetry Slam. As an Inprint C. Glenn Cambor Fellow, she received her MFA from the University of Houston and received the 2022 Inprint Marion Barthelme Prize in Creative Writing. She previously served as the 2023-2025 Houston Poet Laureate.
Created in partnership with Inprint
ABOUT INPRINT
By fostering the art of creative writing, Inprint's mission is to inspire readers and writers in Houston and beyond. Inprint envisions Houston, Texas as a city where the literary arts are a defining resource. Thanks in large part to Inprint’s programs, Houston is a vibrant community of creative writers and readers, rich with workshops, readings, and other kinds of literary activity. Writers from all backgrounds delight in coming to Houston to read, teach, and study creative writing. Thousands of Houstonians, recognizing the value and impact of the written word, join in Inprint programs to write, read, and support the literary arts. The community is enriched by some of the nation’s top emerging writers, who study at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program and teach at Inprint and various local community centers, schools, and universities.