I have to admit that I've never been a fan of directly Ekphrastic poems. They often seem to use the art in question as a prompt, and I'm afraid that prompts are complete anathema to me, even though I do understand and appreciate their important role for other poets..
That said, however, art feeds back into my poetry in many indirect ways. One fine example is Eric Ravilious' work. I deeply admire his juxtapositions of the natural world and man-made objects, timeless yet contemporary, close yet distant, and I try to replicate such feats in some of my poems. Of course, right now I'm missing his favoured landscapes of the South Downs, which means his emotional impact on me is greater than ever...!
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