Mad Arts recently acquired 22 digital poems by Miami-based, women-led collective theVERSEverse, the largest digital poetry acquisition by a museum to date.
What has poetry become since algorithms learned to read? Jeneen Naji
knows digital poetry and this book address that question beautifully. Digital poetry is in process, is in code, is in words and is made by gendered bodies. This book opens up a neglected field. It tells us why digital poetry is significant both as a literary practice and as an intrinsic part of broader digital cultures.
Professor Caroline Bassett, Director, Cambridge Digital Humanities In this clearly structured introduction Jeneen Naji provides a handy, well-referenced overview of digital poetry, an overview that exhibits critical traction and displays an awareness of digital poetry’s potential for social engagement.