Monday, May 15, 2006
Inkblot poetry.
It's not widely appreciated, even by poets, that the long discredited Rorschach Inkblot test, was originally inspired by Justinus Kerner (1786-1862), who used inkblots to create poetry. Kerner's work later influenced psychologists such as Herman Rorschach. The idea is simple. Put some paint/ink in the middle of a piece of paper. Fold it in half, and smudge the paint. Write poetry from what you see.
