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November 30, 2003
How We Learn Poetry
Ray Kurzweil, a well-known inventor, has received a patent (NY Times, free registration required) for software that creates poetry by reading poems, learning the style of the poet, and imitating it.
It's probably a bit more complex than that, and the results are likely underwhelming as poetry (the example in the article certainly is), but what I'm more interested in the potential impact of providing a software patent (which are dodgy patents anyway) on the computerization of common artistic practices.
Can the patent holders litigate against human students of poetics for patent infringement if those students create poems by reading and imitating the style of existing poets?!? Think of the repercussions on graduate creative writing programs!
Posted November 30, 2003 08:46 AM
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hey man, or mam i have always tryed to be a writer and u know especially when i want to be a rapper, and i know i need a little more of poetry in me to be perfect good so i want you to tell me what can i do to learn poetry,? what book is best to pratics or learn it? and what class are there out there for student intrested in poetry?
thanks
Comments by bryan . Posted December 18, 2003 05:48 AM