{"id":8397,"date":"2023-06-15T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/15\/poetry-equals-art-a-brief-guide-makersplace-magazine\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T12:00:00","slug":"poetry-equals-art-a-brief-guide-makersplace-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/15\/poetry-equals-art-a-brief-guide-makersplace-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry Equals Art: A Brief Guide | MakersPlace Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Introduction<\/h2>\n
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\u201cThere\u2019s something quite beautiful in seeing how a poem can be made to move, not just through time as you\u2019re reading it, but also visually across the page.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ana Maria Caballero<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In our digital era, digital and visual poetry offer new paths for poetic expression, underscoring the dialogue between our time and technology. Echoing T.S. Eliot\u2019s idea of poetry as an emotional escape, they provide an innovative departure from tradition and a venture into fresh creative territories.<\/p>\n

Digital poetry, a blend of language, bits, and bytes, exemplifies our tech-influenced society. It harmonizes the rhythm of words with the technological pulse, creating a novel synergy of the poetic and the digital. Visual poetry, meanwhile, extends the poetic journey to our visual perception. Building upon William S. Burroughs\u2019 idea of words as viruses, it infects not just the mind but the sight, transforming text into tangible shapes.<\/p>\n

This exploration invites both newcomers and experts to traverse this digital-visual poetry landscape. In the words of poet Mary Oliver, \u201cPoetry is a life-cherishing force. And it requires a vision \u2014 a faith, to use an old-fashioned term. Yes, indeed. For poems are not words, after all, but fires for the cold, ropes let down to the lost, something as necessary as bread in the pockets of the hungry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s set off on this exploration, bearing the necessary bread of curiosity in our pockets.<\/p>\n

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Understanding Digital and Visual Poetry<\/h2>\n

Digital poetry blends human and computer languages in a novel fusion. It\u2019s no longer bound to the printed page, but flourishes dynamically, as seen in generative poems such as Lai-Tze Fan and Nick Montfort\u2019s Dial<\/em><\/a>. The remixing concept in digital poetry provides interactive exploration, as shown in Montfort\u2019s generative poem, Taroko Gorge<\/em>, which spurred a flurry of remixes from various poets.<\/p>\n

Visual poetry harnesses the synergy of text and imagery. Though not new\u2014think William Blake\u2019s engraved poems\u2014digital technologies breathe new life into this form, allowing for vibrant digital embellishments.<\/p>\n

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