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Generative repetition of a poem co-authored by Sasha Stiles and Technelegy, a custom text generator fine-tuned on Stiles’ writing and research materials. Original music by Kris Bones. First presented at VerticalCrypto Art Invites London, November 2, 2022. UNTITLED I do not know the name of this poem, perhaps it is as simple as that. I do not know my name, perhaps it is as simple as that. I do not know my body, perhaps it is as simple as that. I do not know my mind, perhaps it is as simple as that. I do not know what to think, perhaps it is as simple as that. I do not know the words, perhaps it is as simple as that. I do not know the world, perhaps it is as simple as that. I do not know what I am, perhaps it is as simple as that. I do not know who I am, perhaps it is as simple as that. I write to know myself, perhaps it is as simple as that. * “Repetition—the use of the same term several times—is one of the crucial elements in poetry… It is one of the most marked features of all poetry, oral and written, one of the primary ways we distinguish poetry itself. Repetition, as in rhyme, is a strong mnemonic device. Oral poets especially use it for remembering structures. The incantatory magic of poetry—think of spells and chants, of children’s rhymes and lullabies—has something to do with recurrence, with things coming back to us in time, sometimes in the same way, sometimes differently. Repetition is the primary way of creating a pattern through rhythm. Meaning accrues through repetition. One of the deep fundamentals of poetry is the recurrence of sounds, syllables, words, phrases, lines, and stanzas. Repetition can be one of the most intoxicating features of poetry. It creates expectations, which can be fulfilled or frustrated. It can create a sense of boredom and complacency, but it can also incite enchantment and inspire bliss… Repetition can be so insistent that it spills over into obsessiveness…” –Edward Hirsch, A Poet's Glossary #REPETAE

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