When doing my second assignment for EAC601, I began looking for poetry that was dependent on technology of today. Many poetry lovers have focused on classical poetry because it is known to have quality. They have focused on old technologies that seem almost irrelevant to our lives today. These technologies include the typewriter, voice recorders, and the printing press. We have come so far from those days. We should focus on what's around us now. Poetry has changed over the past few years because of the Internet and the computer. However, the use of the computer to create text is also somewhat outdated too. It is the Internet that has allowed more people to express themselves in the most unique ways. I think that all people should be poets, in there own way. Whether it be through video poetry, moving poetry, sound poetry, hyperlink poetry, or even traditional written poetry. Poetry is therapeutic, just as a diary can be, however the benefit of poetry within blogs and websites compared to words written in one's diary, is that it can help others reflect and relate to, and not just be hidden under one's mattress.
The following is an example of Moving Poetry. It was created by poet/filmmaker Adrian Smith, and is entitled "The Man Who Couldn't Tweet".
http://movingpoems.com/2012/11/the-man-who-couldnt-tweet-by-adrian-smith/
It's a great example of how technology and the internet has helped enhance poetry and make it so much more accessible to every day people like myself.
