Booker-winner to Twitter poem

Man Booker-winning novelist Ben Okri is to release a new poem via #Twitter to mark the publication of his new book Tales of Freedom (Rider Books, 2nd April, £14.99), a combination of novella and poems. Okri released the first line yesterday, and will issue a line every day until publication. The poem will then be posted on his Facebook and MySpace pages, along with Ebury Publishing's blog. Okri said: "Forms follows adversity, we live in uncertain times. I think we need a new kind of writing that responds to the anxiety of our age and yet has brevity. "Tales of Freedom, apart from the novella, brings together two short forms - the short story and haiku. My feeling is that these times are perfect for short, lucid forms. We need to get more across in fewer words. The Twitter poem tries to respond to this and the feeling of freedom." - The Bookseller