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Introducing Tapestry: An Experimental Genre of Poetry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
by Shernaz Wadia |
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We chose to call it “Tapestry” because this word beautifully captures the sentiment and essence of the form. It is artistic and creative, colorful and complex, expressing and intertwining two perspectives, two different thought processes into a rich tapestry of words. When the variegated threads, warp and weft of two distinctly individual poems are woven together the result is an aesthetic wordscape that is enjoyable for the writers and pleasing to the readers. But this tapestry is not just a decorative piece to be hung in the hall of poetry. It is a new art form, which we hope will catch on and bring together poets from distant lands and different cultures to forge strong relationships. Poetry, we all know, has no borders - I am an Indian Zoroastrian and Avril a British/Israeli Jewess. The two of us met in Mumbai in Feb 2010 when she was on a visit to India. She told me about a form of co-operative poetry that she had learnt some years ago from another poet, Sarah Wurtzel, in Jerusalem and suggested that may be we could try it, because she said that from our postings on Muse India she had always felt we were kindred spirits. I agreed and so on her return to Israel we embarked on what has turned out to be a very creative, sometimes challenging and exciting adventure. The original idea that Avril had come across was that each poet writes 9 lines on a given subject. Then the originator of the title would interweave the two poems line by line with minimal editing. Initial trials proved this to be a hit and miss method. So we decided to remodel the whole idea and give ourselves greater flexibility in editing, making it a joint effort. Thus was born our present Tapestry Poetic form. This is how it works. Two writers, compose a poem each on a common topic chosen by one of them. This role alternates with each poem. Then the poems are exchanged. We work on interlacing them into one seamless, flowing piece that can stand on its own. Being a collaborative effort the editing becomes a to and fro process, till each writer is satisfied with the end product.
So far we have about 15 tapestry poems to our credit. After we have written a few more we plan to bring them out in book form. Here are two Tapestry poems to give you a better idea of how this actually works. In Your Smiles Are you hurt that If I tried to pen it in blood, (Dedicated to my sweet daughters.) In Your Smiles In Your Smiles I enter your room If I try to pen it in blood, In your loving smiles, Rapture Rapture |
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January 03,2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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