Classrooms of Dust – Creative Coding Portfolio

A computer-generated poem that reads: "A classroom of scripted curriculum, on an open field, illuminated by fluorescent lights, inhabited by problem-solvers." — Poem 1

A computer-generated poem that reads: "A classroom of forgotten jackets, in a rural area, illuminated by blinking LEDs, inhabited by readers and writers." — Poem 2

A computer-generated poem that reads: "A classroom of plastic folders, in a suburb, illuminated by fluorescent lights, inhabited by scientists." — Poem 3

About Classrooms of Dust

These poems are based on “The House of Dust” by Alison Knowles and James Tenney. By randomly selecting from pre-created lists of words, the computer fills in the blanks and generates a new poem. While Knowles and Tenney’s work describes a house, my version describes a classroom. I customized my canvas to look like a lined sheet of paper.