Oulipo
Three reviews in one article, plus a couple of news announcements.
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This post is a puzzle for you, and an experiment for me.
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Rainham Marshes, by Terry Freedman
Can you spot the hidden theme word?
Read MoreBerkman has written an interesting and very academic examination of the links between maths and literature.
Read MoreThe Oulipo is a writing movement that uses constraints to produce ‘potential literature’.
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Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay
This course is running tomorrow (18 June 2022), and I’ve added a few more exercises for people to try out.
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On 17 June 2021 I wrote a round-up of my reviews of books about the Oulipo. Here’s a link to that article.
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Squared notebook, by Terry Freedman
If, like me, you enjoy writing for the sake of it, and maybe even enjoy a secret life as a short story or novel writer, this might interest you.
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Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
A new course for creative writing.
Read MoreWhat can we learn from an apparently simple list, apart from the contents of the list?
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This article is part of series I am writing called Experiments in Style. It is my version of Raymond Queneau’s Exercises in Style.
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Christmas at Selfridges, by Terry Freedman
Unfortunately, my end-of-year message got a bit mangled, but I’m posting it here anyway. See if you can figure out what it is supposed to say.
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The results are different depending on which dictionary you use; there is nothing to stop you cheating…
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Although the result is nonsensical, I think it has a musical quality of its own.
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In this version, I’ve decided to pass the story over to you.
Read MoreThe book works in so many ways that it’s hard to know where to start.
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Click the cover to see this book on Amazon (affiliate link)
Anyone interested in the craft of writing should read this book. It’s not a primer, or dictionary, or anything of that nature. But it does exactly what it says on the tin.
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In the middle of the night, I will wake up (if you can call being semi-conscious being awake), walk purposefully towards the door to go to the bathroom — and almost knock myself out.
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Here is a selection of books about or featuring Oulipo that I’ve reviewed on this website. It’s not an extensive list, but I’m adding to it all the time.
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Man in a hat, sepia version, by Terry Freedman
The principles of Oulipo can be applied to photography as well.
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