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or, the whale (AHMW #2)
2016Action
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A sixteen-page zine, collecting nine computational poems adapted from the first chapter of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. With each progressive poem the parameters of the algorithm are changed slightly, starting with a barely readable mash of characters and ending with something with diction which is recognizably Melville's own. It's recommended that these poems be read out loud—or at least attempt…
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View GameA collaboration with Emma Stewart (itch, twitter). A sixteen-page zine, collecting nine computational poems. Each piece consists of a conversation between the authors conducted through Markov chain poetry. It's recommended that these poems be read out loud—or at least attempted to. about the series A Hive of Mechanical Wasps, a procedural poetry series:#1: post meridiem#2: or, the whale#3: exchang…
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