Worsleyworks

DALE WORSLEY

Verse Experiments: An Open Studio

Welcome to Worsleyworks

Worsleyworks is digital open studio of verse experiments generated over decades. The experiments are organized into various books, which I continue to update. Each book has an introduction explaining the parameters of the experiment. They are linked below and accessible through the navigation bar as well.

The poems are paired with images of a century-old tree that I have photographed for years as it grows in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The marriage of verse and image supports the themes that captivate me: nature, consciousness, time and love.

Some of the books include extended elucidations of the writing, reflecting my interest in building creative communities by tying education to personal expression. Go directly to the illustrated poems if you prefer to skip the prose.

Free Verse

Free verse poetry

Dreamawake Dream

A take on the Japanese renga tradition

The End of the Day

Journals and haiku

Listings

List poetry

Timelapse Experiments

Investigations in pattern and compression

Emergences

Newly ready work

Please contact me if you have any questions, comments or suggestions.