SH Ervin Gallery in Sydney on Sunday 14th February the poets from DiVerse read specially written poetry on the artworks of Nicholas Harding.

Date: Sunday 14th February 2010
Time: 3 pm
Venue: The SH Ervin Gallery – National Trust of Australia
Address: Watson Road,
Observatory Hill,
The Rocks, NSW 2000

Cost: $7 general admission, $5 seniors & concession card holders, $4 national trust members
+ Receive a free booklet of the poetry and images.

Enquiries Phone: (02) 9258 0123
Contact: Leah Haynes

Poetry transcribed from painting and drawings, known as an Ekphrasis has a long tradition, going back to the ancient Greeks. Think of Homer’s writings, Keats and his Ode on a Grecian Urn.

DiVerseperform their specially written poetry on the artworks of Nicholas Harding, from his exhibition Drawn to Paint.

Below are photos of DiVerse performing in response to the Margaret Olley exhibition at the SH Ervin Gallery, Observatory Hill in May 2009 as part of the 2009 Sydney Writers Festival...