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

From:Lars Finsen <lars.finsen@...>
Date:Thursday, January 15, 2009, 22:27
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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