Here’s a poem that emerged rather unexpectedly from a daily alchemy prompt through Networked Narratives.
It began here with some silhouettes and a call for wondering who shadows might be. I wrote a poem and layered it on top of the prompt image itself:
#dda248 #netnarr I am Obscure … pic.twitter.com/PcRyIbAJso
— KevinHodgson (@dogtrax) February 1, 2019
Notice how Wendy took that and went a step further, layering another piece on top of the layer.
#dda248 #netnarr Lost ideas / Night poem. pic.twitter.com/kdrJszlvtw
— Wendy Taleo (@wentale) February 2, 2019
I took that piece by Wendy and added a few more layers, writing a second poem (video at the top of this post) and then using a few different media apps to create what was fast becoming what Wendy called an onion. Only hints of the first layers are visible.
Onions have layers. Anyone else want to add to this onion (poem flavoured)? #netnarr https://t.co/afi1Kcp4sv
— Wendy Taleo (@wentale) February 2, 2019
To which Mia commented about the layering process itself:
Remix or palimpsest (or both)? #NetNarr @NetNarr #communityincreativity https://t.co/hKoxGsukNG
— Mia Zamora (@MiaZamoraPhD) February 2, 2019
And I had to look up the word:
I had to look that word up: palimpsest — “… text (that) has been scraped or washed off so that the page can be reused for another document …” from Wikipedia. Sort of both, then, I guess, and layered. Neat. #netnarr #Modigiwri
— KevinHodgson (@dogtrax) February 2, 2019
To which Karen added:
Most documents prior to the widespread use of wood pulp to make paper were either on parchment (lambskin) or fibre such as hemp, cotton or linen. 1832 Library of Congress newspapers feel like old handkerchiefs. #easytoreuse #netnarr
— Karen Young (@karenatsharon) February 2, 2019
Neat, right?
Peace (in the discovery),
Kevin
I often compose poetry in my head at night…..most of which is lost. I think the kernels remain and appear at later times. As we did with earlier gif layering, it is interesting to keep the integrity of the original but add to it.