From: James Britt <james_b@...>
Date: 2005-07-19T10:47:44+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] "poetry" mode

Ara.T.Howard wrote:
...

> it would be all line noise.  i think the 'poetry' bit makes sense since 
> poetry,
> when compared to 'normal' writing is clearly an attempt to distill an 
> ideal,
> feeling, emotion, etc. into a few select words arranged to maximize there
> meaning - and yet leave room for interpretation.  

Interesting.   I think poetry (when done well) elicits meaning from the 
reader; it is a trigger, a catalyst, and the "meaning" of a poem varies 
not only for each person, but for any given person at different times.

To my mind, code poetry would never run the same way on different 
machines, and indeed would never run quite the same way on the same 
machine, yet would still impart something of appropriate value each time.


James

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