poetic web: unfolding spiral

Polinsski: recently, about a concept called question-path, which captures a feeling that guides me while writing. It is about asking questions and giving them time to unfold. A feeling of focused curiosity. i got curious what happens if i collect some of the questions in a form of an interview.

If an idea would have a life-cycle i would say: first it manifests as rather abstract feeling, Guided by that feeling you go on search for a form that the feeling can be born into. Once you find a matching shape–the magic happens.

Inter-viewer: so, you write about poetic web; how did you come to this topic?

Polinsski: One version of the story unfolds as follows: I happened to study at Klasse Digitale Grafik, where we spend lots of time talking about the web. Gradually, I began to question the way I was spending time online, especially the considerable time and energy I devot... See more

Inter-viewer: are.na sometimes feels like a conversation, isn't it?

Polinsski: totally, I sometimes envision Are.na as a reincarnation of those 20th-century cafés where artists, poets, thinkers, and other creative individuals would gather. There, they discussed the latest books they'd read, shared their deepest thoughts, or simply enjoyed each othe... See more

Inter-viewer: how do you define poetic web for yourself?

Polinsski: currently, i try to arrange words in a way that they make sense to me, so i could define it as space for meaning-making.