San Sepolcro
by Jorie Graham
Jorie Graham’s ‘San Sepolcro’ is an ekphrastic poem about the Etruscan wall art and especially Piero della Francesca’s famous fresco Madonna del Parto. It appears in Graham’s second volume of poetry Erosion (1983).
Jorie Graham is an American poet of the post-war generation. She’s published a few different collections throughout her career. These include Hybrids of Plants and Ghosts, Sea Change, and Place. The latter was the winner of the Forward Prize for best collection.
Jorie Graham’s ‘San Sepolcro’ is an ekphrastic poem about the Etruscan wall art and especially Piero della Francesca’s famous fresco Madonna del Parto. It appears in Graham’s second volume of poetry Erosion (1983).