In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Hudson River Museum collaborated with Westchester Poet Laureate Phylisha Villanueva to "unearth" works from the collection that speak to themes of nature, gardening, and growth. She then invited fourteen poets from across Westchester County to respond to the selected works—including prints, photographs, paintings, and a quilt—with original poems, contributing one of her own as well.

The exhibition invites visitors to experience ekphrastic poetry—writing that draws inspiration from art, a practice that dates back to ancient Greece. Through poetic interpretation, the artworks take on new dimensions, engaging the senses and sparking fresh perspectives. Villanueva envisions the gallery itself as a poetic space in which images and words intertwine, where pairings transform imagery into verse and composition into cadence. In this spirit, visitors are encouraged to add their voices, contributing their own poetic and artistic reflections in response to the poetry and art on view.