“They meticulously execute an independent programmable control unit” or Text Machines by Marcin Mokry Cover Image

„Strojnie wykonują niezależną programowalną jednostkę sterującą” – czyli maszyny tekstowe Marcina Mokrego
“They meticulously execute an independent programmable control unit” or Text Machines by Marcin Mokry

Author(s): Dorota Kołodziej
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Marcin Mokry; experiment; avant-garde; information; noise

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to present Marcin Mokry’s poetry. It interprets threetexts from which conclusions can be drawn that are representative of his three sofar published poetry volumes. The poems are analyzed in the context of literarytradition (experiment, avant-garde, concrete poetry), and, at the same time,constitute a contribution to theoretical and literary considerations concerningsuch concepts as open work, information, and noise. The last part of this articlesuggests a solution to interpretative and theoretical problems resulting fromreading Mokry’s works with the use of tools developed by Espen J. Aarseth.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 2 (22)
  • Page Range: 1-13
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish
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