If you look at the foot of the wordpress.org homepage you’ll see the slogan ‘CODE IS POETRY’. I’m not a programmer but I like that line – it shows a real passion for creativity and made me look at software in a different light.
I get a similar feeling from watching this video. I think every writer should see it, for the way it shows how the web is transforming writing – and us – whether we like it or not. There’s also something in the dynamic nonlinear character of computer code and hypertext that I think has an affinity with poetry.
Is this beautiful or have I been spending too much time blogging?
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It is really beautiful, amazing!
“Code is poetry” finally convinced me to start a blog on wordpress.org
Thank you!
Hi Elena, glad to hear it – good luck with your blog.
i was browsing google code for “poetry”, and it’s astonishing how many results i got….
i mashed them all up here…
http://www.artisopensource.net/codepoetry/
Thanks, nice page!