While clearing my desk at work this week, I was trying to empty my “To Look At” folder. This folder holds newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and advertisements that I should consider for one reason or another. I found an articile from the Philadelphia Inquirer that I have been considering since July, 2007: Still Looking at Blackbirds” in Katie Haegele’s DigitaLit column. Ms. Haegele examined a piece of digital poetry by Edward Picot, 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, which is inspired by the Wallace Steven’s poem. Picot has used animation to . . . augment . . . recreate . . . digitize . . . innovate the poem. As a former teacher and an aspiring writer, I love that Picot is able to include his notes on writing the poem. It is a delightful piece and it is worth looking at Picot’s work on his web site and his other web site, The Hyperliterature Exchange.
I have been taking a graduate course, Writing for Electronic Communities, which is just about over. I have come to appreciate all that the electronic world has to offer for writing and I look forward to the time to explore my own hypertext creations, including this blog and my other blog, View From the Rear Window. Look for future postings on my endeavors!
