Re: OT: (Somewhat) OT: Avant-garbled spam.

Den 15. jan. 2009 kl. 21.53 skreiv Gary Shannon:

> I've read computer generated poetry along those lines that is very
> evocative, and fills one with the feeling that something deeply
> profound is lurking just beneath the surface. Yet any attempt to
> tease out that _almost_ tangible profundity seems to fail.
>
> Consider this example from "A Hand With Myriad Digits" (<http://
> www.trinp.org/Poet/ComP/ComPoe.HTM>):
>
> THE DUSK OF GREED'S DOOM GATHERS OVER
>  THOSE DEVOURING THEIR OWN DELIGHTS
>  COULD THE GREENWOOD BUT WAIT IN ME
Mmmm, not bad. I can see that it's programmed with alliteration and
perhaps even internal rhymes. Very old but effective devices. It
should be possible to program in some metrics, too.

A useful tool perhaps for poets who can't find other inspiration. You
only need to add real profundity. Here I would perhaps change
'greenwood' to 'greenworm', for starters.

Anyway, as the products can be entertaining to read, can inspire and
evoke and convey a sense of profundity. Enough to classify as real
poetry for me, if not *great* poetry.

Have to take some time with that site.

LEF

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