Tilt-A-Whirl [1]
While at Omi International Arts Center [3] in Ghent, New York, artists Alex Schweder and Ward Shelley built a house that spins and tilts [4] in accordance with the wind, and the shifting weight of its inhabitants. Then they resided in the structure for five days; and will spend another several days living there this fall. Write a poem inspired by the image or idea of living in a structure that is constantly spinning, and which tilts up or down as you walk through it. What kind of vocabulary or pacing might mimic or reflect the sensation of spinning? How can you play with emotional weight or levity to create shifting feelings throughout your poem?