In continuing with this small celebration of Bright Inhabited Lives‘ one-year anniversary, I’m reading an excerpt from another prominent series of poems in the book, based on the artwork of Vilhelm Hammershøi.
This poem is a connected series of seven haibun poems, all exploring themes of Vilhelm Hammershøi’s interior works. Take a listen here:

You can view some of Hammershøi’s quiet, sometimes haunting interiors and learn more about his work as an artist here.
Learn more about the book here.
This poem was originally published in its entirety by The Ekphrastic Review.