Red Beard's Views on E-poetry

To have a point of view on e-poetry first someone must have an idea e-poetry is. Kind of a watered down version of e-poetry’s definition is a form of poetry that is created via computers and is meant to be viewed through a media device.                                                                            Within e-poetry there are numerous genres that a poem can be classified as. There is the Generative genre which is the oldest form of e-poetry. In this form algorithms are written to create poetic lines. Another genre of this type of poetry is Code poetry. This type of poetry is meant for two audiences, one of which is a computer and the other is a human being. An example of this is the Swift software which is a programming language for Apple Software. An e-poem can be classified as a Kinetic poetry. Kinetic poetry uses the ability of the computer to display animations and different information throughout the running of the program. These are just some of the basic elements and types of e-poetry.

An e-poem that I was introduced to was High Muck a Muck. This poem has numerous collaborators who worked together over a period of years to produce this poem.  They are writing about some of the issues they see within the world such as the divide between different immigrant generations and also touches base on the racist pattern within white Canada. Within the poem you get to kind of pick the order of which you read the different pieces and the stories that are written.

My thoughts about e-poetry is that it is an ever evolving field of literature. For me personally I think it’s kind of a different but interesting take on poetry. Being that I grew up and live in the technology era I enjoy anything that deals with media sources and programming. I may not fully comprehend what is happening behind the scenes but just as for being able to sit down and click through a site like High Muck a Muck is quite interesting to me. These are my thoughts on what e-poetry is and my options on this field of literature.