When I write poetry, sometimes I handwrite and sometimes I write on my iPhone. I find it funny how regardless of which I do first, I inevitably copy the poem over to one or the other. When I handwrite I usually copy the poem digitally just for the sake of posterity and safekeeping. With this one, I wrote the original draft in my Evernote because I was out and about without paper when the idea struck. I liked it, so I later transcribed it to a notebook for no reason other than feeling like it’s more fun and poetic to see it handwritten.
A side by side view of the original draft of this poem and it transcribed to a notebook.
The same day that I wrote this poem down in my notebook I randomly came across an advertisement for an app called Camera Lucida. I investigated and ended up purchasing the app for a few dollars. It’s not the most robust application but it’s proven a fun tool and very good for recording time lapses. This video is the result of my early experimentations with the app. Side note: I used to own a small iPhone tripod which I seem to have lost. So, this video was recorded with my phone taped to a tall stack of DVD’s. I also propped the notebook up with one and you can see a sliver of the DVD jacket for Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket in the bottom left corner.