the art of :: the twin poem :: & writer’s block techniques
Monday, November 9th, 2009
The Practice of Poetry :: A great resource for overcoming writers block.
As you know I’ve been going through a bleak depression/writers block. To counteract this I’ve went back to one of the earliest writing techniques I learned in high school: the art of the twin poem.
For any unaware writers out there, a twin poem is basically just like it sounds. You find a poem and write it’s twin, opposite words and situations. More often than not you wind up with a poem totally different than your twin, and something to add to your portfolio. I’ve also signed up for a couple “word a day” programs in an attempt to expand my vocabulary. Every day I get a word and I use it in that evening’s twin poem. I hope that soon they’ll sound/read natural because my language will be elevated.
7 Poets, 4 Days, 1 Book :: The book I'm currently using to write twin poems.
This has produced me some of my best work to date and I’ve decided to release a book when I’m done twinning my current book of choice, 7 poets, 4 days, 1 book. My book will nothing but my twin poems and a handful of new work I’ve had in store for a while. Its coming along quite nicely. A preview of what I’m talking about is found below the cut:
