A Poetic Pattern Language
By Christopher Alexander. Original text here . Published at P2P-Foundation on 29th December 2014. WHAT DOES WRITING POETRY GET YOU? Some people are reluctant to try writing poetry. If you feel that way, please be reassured that there is a good reason for such an attempt. We are looking for word “pictures” that have feelings in them – that describe reality in ways beyond analytical and technical ways of thinking. Writing poetry gives you permission to talk about things freely, in this feeling way, when otherwise it may not be so accessible. Use the following sequence as a model for making your own first rudimentary pattern language for the neighborhood — just to get started. Although the following may seem “far out”, it is intended to encourage you to allow free reign to your imagination at this earliest stage. This example originally written for Samarkand city center, Uzbekistan, 1994 1. It is a sequence of public squares, gardens, and buildings, which wi...