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A Code Poem by Theodoros Chiotis (extract from a longer piece)
Theodoros Chiotis
‘Bank Job’ by P.A. Levy
Born East London but now residing amongst the hedge mumblers of rural Suffolk, P.A. Levy has been published in many magazines, from ‘A cappella Zoo’ to ‘Zygote In My Coffee’ and stations in-between. He is also a founding member of the Clueless Collective and can be found loitering on page corners and wearing hoodies at Clueless Collective
P. A. Levy
2 Code Poems by Theodoros Chiotis
(“PoemsWithoutWords: a[i]nterior [i(nco)m]possibility” uses
html code and programming language. “VW5ib3hpbmc=” (“Unboxing”) uses
binary code and programming language.)
PoemsWithoutWords: a[i]nterior [i(nco)m]possibility
<center>
Words I</br>
</center>
We no longer have but these words.
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–>
We no longer have any words
<center>
Words II</br>
</center>
Our words belong to everybody
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–>
<center>
Words III</br>
</center>
int error = speakAMachineMagicTongue;
if (error)
fprintf (stderr, “Error: exiting…\n”)
exit (error)
incurealies animity extrop cryptorious abilitecology
Nonsense words are now swarming
migrating
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across bodies
We scavenge 4 skin
& bones anywhere
we can find them.
<center>
Words IV</br>
</center>
New languages are the skin
& bones of new selves
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–>
writing the eye writing the I
we write to submit the world into repetition.
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–>
We {exist} [n]code[d].
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–>
We write to create the conditions for what
would have never been there:
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–>
occupation.
VW5ib3hpbmc=.
a ma(chi)n(e):
a prescriptive engagement
with the world
misunderstandings & misreadings become interchangeable.
Instructions
for navigating curves
& curvilinear surfaces:
Public Class LanguageProgram
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim UserName, Answer, languages As String, NumLanguages As Integer
Console.Write(“Who are you: “)
UserName = Console.ReadLine()
Console.WriteLine(“Hello {0}”, UserName)
Do
Console.Write(“Do you need a new language: “)
NumLanguages = CInt(Console.ReadLine())
languages = New String(“*”, NumLanguages)
Console.WriteLine(languages)
Do
Console.Write(“Do you need more new languages? “)
Answer = Console.ReadLine()
Loop Until Answer <> “”
Answer = Answer.Substring(0, 1)
Loop While Answer.ToUpper() = “Y”
Console.WriteLine(“Goodbye {0}”, UserName)
End Sub
End Class
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