Reading, Seeing, and Hearing

This interactive text introduces learners to the poem “Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror” by John Ashbery. It is a poem written in response to a work of art; students interact with the text via the image of the painting. In addition to the poem, students can explore the history of the painting, biographical information about the poet, an image of an early draft of the poem, and hear the poem read aloud by the poet.