A Brief History of Modern Art in Poetry, by Brian Bilston

[med_cat]

A Brief History of Modern Art in Poetry

1. Impressionism

Roses sway in softened reds,
Violets swim in murky blues,
Sugar sparkles in the light,
Blurring into golden you.

2. Surrealism

Roses are melting,
Violets are too.
Ceci n’est pas le sucre.
Keith is a giant crab

3. Social Realism

Roses are dead,
Violence is rife.
Don’t sugar coat
This bitter life.

4. Abstract Expressionism

Are and.
Violets roses so.
You sweet blue.
Are are red is sugar

5. Pop Art

Roses go BLAM!
Violets go POW!
Sugar is COOL!
You are so WOW!

6. Conceptual Art

Roses are red,
Coated in blood:
A deer’s severed head
Drips from above

7. Pointillism

Roses have black spot,
You’re spotty, too.
Sugar is granulated.
I’m dotty for you

8. Minimalism

Comments

[debriswoman]

🤣neatly sums it up.

[med_cat]

I thought so too ;)

[octahedrite]

Lol, thanks for sharing, this gave me a laugh.

[med_cat]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[minoanmiss]

hee hee hee

[med_cat]

;))

[doranwen]

I lol'd.

[med_cat]

Glad it amused you ;)

[hauntingheart]

this is so cute ^-^ i love the idea of visual art corresponding to words and we use words to visualise something - pointillism and minimalism really made me laugh!

[med_cat]

Glad it amused you! I agree with you re: pointillism and minimalism. The author has a general gift for humorous verse :)