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Post-Internet Poetry

Historical And Literary Periods
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 contemporary poetic movement emerging after the internet's ubiquity, featuring poets who work with digital platforms, virtual communities, and internet aesthetics. Represents poetry's integration into digital culture.

Detailed Definition
The Post-Internet Poetry Movement reflects contemporary poetry's engagement with digital technology and online culture. Poets harness internet platforms and aesthetics. This movement appears in poetry through references to internet culture and platforms, digital aesthetics and imagery, engagement with online communities and memes, integration of digital modes of communication, exploration of virtual identity, and establishment of post-internet poetry as essential to understanding contemporary poetry and digital culture.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poem composed entirely of glitch art, broken code, or fragmented images downloaded from the web, key to Post-Internet Poetry; A work that explores the feeling of permanent digital saturation, the loss of analog space, and the nature of online identity; A poem structured as a series of web browser tabs or desktop notifications; A lyrical piece that critically examines the aesthetics and politics of platforms like Instagram or TikTok.
Additional Notes
Post-Internet Poetry engages with online culture, memes, and digital fragmentation. Poets use irony, remix, and hyperlink aesthetics to reflect virtual identity and disembodied communication.
Also Known As
Post-Internet Post-Internet Literature Era
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