Reflections of a Computer Poet on American Social Dynamics (Or How This Makes Sense)
Author(s)
Sergei Manzhos
Affiliation(s)
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
ABSTRACT
We analyze computer-generated poems written with a mesostomatic algorithm. We show that computer-generated poetry is meaningful in the same way as human-generated poetry and that this poetic meaning must renounce one-to-one correspondence to reality, objective or subjective. We further show that the ability of a computer poet to produce meaning is stable with respect to a change in language. On this basis, the computer poet’s reflections on some events in modern American history are analyzed by close reading.
Cite this paper
Manzhos, S. (2014) Reflections of a Computer Poet on American Social Dynamics (Or How This Makes Sense). Advances in Literary Study, 2, 47-57. doi: 10.4236/als.2014.22009.
Manzhos, S. (2014) Reflections of a Computer Poet on American Social Dynamics (Or How This Makes Sense). Advances in Literary Study, 2, 47-57. doi: 10.4236/als.2014.22009.
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