Description The goal of this essay is to make an argument about why a poet made the choices they made in writing a poem, with special attention to the meaningful contributions of aspects of sound in the poem. Your thesis statement should formulate what you think the poet was trying to communicate with the poem… Continue reading Essay #1: Analysis and Interpretation of Sound in a Poem
Weeks 4-5: The Page and Beyond
Tuesday, September 12 Wednesday, September 14 Monday, September 19 Wednesday, September 21
Weeks 2-3: The Sounds of Poetry
Monday, August 29 In class: The Music of Poetry – lecture and discussion Assignment: In The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, read “Scansion” “Trimeter” “Tetrameter” “Pentameter” Write a 1-2 paragraph metrical analysis of “When I Was One and Twenty” and “The Tyger” (you can print them out from here) (scan poems, identify metrical patterns… Continue reading Weeks 2-3: The Sounds of Poetry
Week 1: The Materials of Poetry
Monday, August 22 In class: Introductions Course overview Poetry and Materiality “Why I Am Not a Painter” by Frank O’Hara “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas “Elegy for Three Astronauts” by Mary Ellen Solt “Strings” by Dan Waber Assignment: Read the first and third chapters in Orality and Literacy: The… Continue reading Week 1: The Materials of Poetry
Weeks 15 & 16: Past, Present, and Future of Poetry
Tuesday, November 26 In class: Discussion of “The Agrippa Files” including the text of the poem. Assignment: Complete research paper and bring a printout to class. Thursday, November 28 – Thanksgiving Recess. Tuesday, December 3 In class: Discussion of the future of poetry. Final exam review. Thursday, December 5 Final exam during regular class hours.
Week 14: E-Lit History and Methods
Tuesday, November 19 Class does not meet today. Instead, do the following activities: Watch my public lecture “Third Generation Electronic Literature“ Read my essay “Third Generation Electronic Literature” Read “Lazy Cat” by txtst0ries Assignment: Thinking of my generational framework, share 2 links (in GroupMe) to works you have encountered online or in a social network… Continue reading Week 14: E-Lit History and Methods
Essay #2: Researched Analysis and Interpretation of an E-Poem
Description For this essay, you must select an e-poem from I ♥ E-Poetry or The Electronic Literature Collection (Volumes 1, 2, or 3) that has not been discussed thoroughly in class or in a previous assignment by you or any other source. In addition to performing detailed analyses of your chosen poem, this essay assignment will require… Continue reading Essay #2: Researched Analysis and Interpretation of an E-Poem
Week 13: Meaningful Interactivity
Tuesday, November 12 In class Discussion of assigned e-poems: Seattle Drift by Jim Andrews Birds Singing other Birds’ Songs by Maria Mencia Cruising by Ingrid Ankerson and Megan Sapnar Faith by Robert Kendall “Ah” by K. Michel and Dirk Vis Sooth by David Jhave Johnston “Thoughts Go” by David Knoebel Assignment Read the I ♥︎ E-Poetry entries and… Continue reading Week 13: Meaningful Interactivity
Week 12: Bots and Multimodality
Tuesday, November 5 In class: Discussion of generative tools: markov chain generators automated word substitution (see Gizoogle and the Pornolizer) Oulipian constraints: The Deletionist When an AI Goes Full Jack Kerouac Introduction to bots: Eliza by Joseph Weizenbaum When Eliza Met Parry Bots featured in the ELC3 Assignment: Read “Artistic and Literary Bots“ Read “Hot… Continue reading Week 12: Bots and Multimodality
Week 11: Generative Poetry
Tuesday, October 29 In class: Lecture and Discussion of generative electronic literature. Taroko Gorge by Nick Montfort Taroko Gorge and its Remixes Loveletters by Christopher Strachey Memory Slam by Nick Montfort Sea and Spar Between by Stephanie Strickland and Nick Montfort Assignment: Read The Policeman’s Beard Is Half Constructed Explore your assigned NaNoGenMo year, reading… Continue reading Week 11: Generative Poetry