[Purple-Blurb] Harvard Book Store reading of #!, Thu 7pm

[Nick Montfort]

Dear Purple Blurbers,

Two things. First, I will be reading from and discussing three recent 
books this Thursday at the Harvard Book Store. These are:

#!
Counterpath Press, Denver
a book of programs & poems (pronounced "shebang")

World Clock
Bad Quarto, Cambridge
a computer-generated novel

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MIT Press, Cambridge
a collaboration with nine others that I organized, now out in paperback

These all express how programming can be used for poetic purposes, and how 
new aesthetic possibilities can arise with the help of computing. Also, 
some portions of these (which I'll read from) are quite pleasing to read 
aloud and to hear.

I would love it if you are able to join me on Thursday.

Second, I am beginning to arrange Renderings conversations for this 
semester. These are seminar-style conversations with literary translators; 
those who are Trope Tank researchers will prepare by reading work by our 
guests. These conversations are open to anyone interested in the project 
or literary translation generally, but people will need to contact me for 
the details if they wish to attend.

  -Nick

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  Nick Montfort - nickm at nickm.com - http://nickm.com
      MIT - 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 14N-233 - Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 - USA

- Associate Professor of Digital Media, MIT
- Director, The Trope Tank - http://trope-tank.mit.edu
- New book of programs & poems: #!, http://counterpathpress.org/nick-montfort