iamzeke
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I didn't know if this topic was better suited for here, or the water cooler, but seeing it was literature related, I thought I'd shoot it here...
Mike, when I was reading your blog, I was intrigued by this concept of the "Aleph Lists." None of my poetry classes ever covered anything along those lines, and I've never heard the term before. I've run across other writing resources which recommend keeping a phrase and image and word list of things that just catch your mind, but I didn't know if this was just another person's way of talking of the Aleph List or what exactly it was? Could you elaborate more on the Aleph List?
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mikegarrigan
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I haven't seen the term Aleph List anywhere but in a poetry writing text book. It's basically a $10 phrase for "image list."
The way I use it is to collect images from daily life that seem intriguing, poignant, or relevant to some larger picture. I wrote ten to twenty images in a pocket journal every night when I was on vacation last month. When it came time to do some actual "writing," I opened my aleph list and refined some of the images. I made a general "pool" of things to draw from. Then, I formalized it. Then I added music. And, finally, after a few hours, had something that resembled a song.
The Aleph List is different from a journal. Journaling is best used to "unblock." The Aleph List is much more constructive and imaginative. |
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iamzeke
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Thanks Mike! I figured it was something of that sort. I've made quick lists of words that caught my eye before when I've been just in everyday life, but I might have to try this for future writings to see how that works...
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