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Digital poem

Genre
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A poem created or read in digital media using multimedia elements

Detailed Definition
A Digital poem is a work created specifically for digital environments, utilizing hypertext, animation, interactivity, or algorithmic generation to redefine poetic experience; it challenges print-based notions of linearity and fixity, inviting reader participation through clickable links, generative text, or multimedia integration in platforms like web browsers or apps.
Example
Example in poetry:
Allison Parrish’s “Articulations” uses Python scripts to generate poems from dictionary definitions; Mez Breeze’s “Virose” merges JavaScript with poetic fragments; Nick Montfort’s “Taroko Gorge” is a generative poem written in Python; Stephanie Strickland’s “True North” integrates HTML and algorithmic structures; Leonardo Flores’ “The Ballad of Sand and Harry Soot” uses Perl poetry to narrate digital love.
Additional Notes
Verse composed using digital tools, for digital platforms, or about digital themes. Broad category including hypertext, generative, and code poetry. Related to electronic literature movement.
Also Known As
electronic poem digi-poem
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