Week 6 Bring it to the table

 Chapter 5 of Electronic Literature talks about Kinetic Poetry, which is a form of digital poetry that includes movement, images, words, and sounds, allowing the reader to better interact with the work. There are several different types of Kinetic Poetry, such as Concrete Poetry, Letterism, Visual Poetry, and Sound Poetry, each of which puts words into a different context, suggesting that the way in which poetry is presented changes the way it is interpreted by an interactor. For example, a poem put into a concrete context like Ian Hamilton Finlay's garden example would be perceived differently if it were converted into Sound Poetry. The addition of movement and images into digital poems creates a different level of meaning, and the interactive aspects of Kinetic Poetry allow for a reader to become more immersed in the work. 

I particularly enjoyed reading dear e.e by Lori Janis and Ingrid Ankerson. The work itself was very short but I liked how there were two different states, the sleep state and the awake state. The sleep state is dream like, and seemingly consists of letters addressed to who I can only assume is e.e. The visuals of an apartment travel in choppy movements, and if you hover over a piece of furniture, a little letter pops up regarding that object. It is almost difficult to read, as the words and images bop all over the screen. Then you can click the "wake up" button and it brings you to this blissful image of trees, and talks about the two authors and their ambitions. The difference between the two states is stark, and clicking "wake up" is almost a relief from the chaos of the dream state. The poem demonstrates the drastic difference between dream and reality, as it shows subconscious complex and chaotic thoughts in the sleep state and more  realistic thoughts in the awake state.