Poetry-generator bots in Twitter: tradition and innovation
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https://doi.org/10.25094/rtp.2023n38a928Keywords:
Twitter, Poetry, Bots, Versification, Semantic coherenceAbstract
In this article, we have analyzed bots’ generative poetry from Twitter, an electronic literature genre that uses programming for poetic compositions and belongs to the field of twitterature. We discussed characteristics of this genre and analyzed two accounts: “Jane Austen Haiku” (@JaneAustenHaiku) and Auto Imagist Bot (@AutoImagist). We focused on the boundaries between human/ machine in the artistic construction, how programming dictates the writing and each project’s aesthetical choices, either focusing on formal aspects, or aiming at semantic coherence. Our results show that, even though these productions use digital resources and tools, there remains a latent connection with print literary tradition.
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