Rifflets: (And Other Ekphrases)

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A series of poems inspired by and invoking a vast array of pop and rock songs. riff-let rif-lət noun from the root 'riff' [1930s: perhaps an abbreviation of refrain] 1. a short poem inspired by music or a lyric and often consisting of sixty words or less in two 8-line stanzas with limited punctuation ek-phra-sis ek-phra-sis \ ˈek-frə-səs noun [ variants: or less commonly ecphrasis plural ekphrases also ecphrases\ ˈek- frə- ˌsēz ] 1. a literary description of, or commentary on, a visual work of art 2. a poem of any length, in any style, inspired by a work of art such as, but not limited to, a line or lines from written works of prose or poetry, a song, a lyric, a photo, a sculpture or a painting