Author(s):
\nJason Nelson<\/p>\n
Within a digital poem the notions of literary\/artistic\/poetic text encompasses more then just
\nwords and sentences, lines and letters. All an interactive poem\u2019s elements become critical
\nliterary texts, including the images and video, the movement and animation, the coding and
\ninterface, the words and sounds. With \u201cthese subconscious drives\u201d the goal was to build a
\ndynamic and interactive interface exploring multiple screen depths and dimensions.
\nThe notion was to emulate how I understand, how my brain imagines poetry as a multilinear,
\nmultimedia, multi-spatial and recombinatory space. In numerous ways, the work is much like
\nwalking through a busy city, the poetics of buildings and narratives of people intersecting,
\nmoving towards and away, continually mutating. (Hint: try pressing your space bar!).
\nAnd inside of this reforming space are a hundred poetic\/literary\/artistic tiles, small moments
\nof experience and diagram. Each new movement and click and swipe creates new
\n3-dimensional stanzas. \u201cthese subconscious drives\u201d is a playground for what streams from
\nthe back of our brains.
\nSo read the directions, and explore the space, with over 200 poetic tiles, designed for
\ntablets, desktops, ipads and any number of other wondrous worlds.
\nAnd again, pressing the space bar will bring you entirely new configurations of this poetic
\nspace.
\nThis is a map of the poet’s brain. Go and explore and play and read.<\/p>\n
Modality of presentation: Web based work,<\/p>\n