Week 2: Combinatory Poetics

Tuesday, January 22

• In class:
  • Discussion of Surrealism, Dada, the Oulipo, and Combinatory poetics.
    • Cut-up
    • Mad Libs
    • OULIPO
    • Magnetic Poetry
  • Discussion of Electronic Literature Genres
• Assignment:
  • Readings:
    • Electronic Literature, pgs. 30-41
    • Read "Christopher Strachey's 1950's Love Machine"
    • Read "Christopher Strachey loveletters (1952)"
    • Read all the poems in "Memory Slam"
  • Write a 1-paragraph response to one of the poems in "Memory Slam" placing it in conversation with the ideas explored in class. Post your response as a reply to this link in our Facebook Group. Your response is due before class on Thursday.

Thursday, January 24