Dawn

The poem combines aspects of love, death, and nature in one piece. Originally it consisted of three parts: text, photography, and sound. In the Flash version these parts are arranged in a loop completed by a minimalist interface (to pause).
(Source: author description from ELC Vol. 1)

I ♥ E-Poetry entry:

I ♥ E-Poetry entry

Pull Quotes:

cursed be the god that brings so much death and beauty

the day i die she will rise up

the day i die she will sleep

to see this or this or this, i must record everything/ before my father is gone, before i am gone

Technical notes:

To hear the sound, turn on the computer's speakers or plug in headphones. The piece can be paused by moving the mouse over the pause symbol at the bottom.

Contributors note:

text, photography, sound: Alan Sondheim; composed by Reiner Strasser, Spt. 2005

Teaching Resource that references this work:

Resource	Author	Teaching Resource Type	Year
Electronic Literature - Senior Seminar (Fall 2011)	Chris Funkhouser	Syllabus	2011

Critical writing that references this work:

Title	Author	Year
Electronic Literature Publishing and Distribution in Europe	Markku Eskelinen, Giovanna Di Rosario	2012
From Audio Black to Artful Noises: Looking at Sound in Electronic Literature	Kenneth Sherwood	2008
I Love E-Poetry	Leonardo L. Flores	2011
Letters That Matter: Electronic Literature Collection Vol 1	John David Zuern	2007
New Directions in Digital Poetry	Chris Funkhouser	2012

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Record posted by:

Eric Dean Rasmussen