One of the most unique aspects of electronic literature is the versatility of it’s essence. Like many other art forms, such as poetry, painting, fiction/non-fiction creative writing, and many other, Electronic Literature is a genre that allows itself the potential for reincarnation. What this means is that e-lit not only holds the potential to make art, but also the ability to reinvent the…
Author: jbellows
“Sinking” into Ingrid Ankerson: A Poem That Goes
In the world of electronic poetry, the name Ingrid Ankerson is definitely one to know. The founder of the visual poetry project “Poems that Go” as well as the author and designer of numerous works of electronic literature, Ankerson is a profound influence and creative force within the genre. Many of Ankerson’s work’s utilize very basic and minimal effects and…
A Poem With Nine Lives: Jason Nelson’s Attempt at Cloning
“Nine Attempts to Clone A Poem” is a work of interactive poetry in which Nelson demonstrates and manipulates the boundaries of electronic literature. The work utilizes as excessive number of media/interactive aspects, however not as many as some of his other works (the entirety of which can be found on his website), including but not limited to music…
Icarus Needs: Entering The Psyche One Panel At A Time
Electronic Literature is a genre that is taking the world by storm. In a field as creative and nuanced as the multidimensional world of Electronic Lit, it gets difficult to draw the lines regarding what is art, what is literature, what is genre, what is anything, etc, etc. So why draw them? Many writers and creators of new forms of…