Is Code Poetry?

Posted on February 5, 2007 
Filed Under Poetry

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?

Via Problogger

Comments

5 Responses to “Is Code Poetry?”

  1. Mark McGuinness | poetry · Soulless Modern Technology on February 15th, 2007 2:49 pm

    […] While we’re on the subject of writing and technology… […]

  2. Elena Savova on August 22nd, 2007 12:54 pm

    It is really beautiful, amazing!
    “Code is poetry” finally convinced me to start a blog on wordpress.org
    Thank you!

  3. Mark McGuinness on August 23rd, 2007 7:48 am

    Hi Elena, glad to hear it - good luck with your blog.

  4. xDxD on December 26th, 2007 1:31 am

    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/

  5. Mark McGuinness on December 31st, 2007 4:41 pm

    Thanks, nice page!

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