❄️ BACKSLASH LIT❄️

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Happy Wednesday, everyone! We're delighted to announce that BACKSLASH LIT ISSUE 6 IS HERE! Send off the winter with our latest issue, ZIP / FREEZE / BUNDLE, live at https://t.co/zoQTNH8o0X. Best viewed on a desktop computer.

#litmag #creativecoding #newmedia #multimedia #ezine

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@antinarrativeZ thanks antinarrative!! we're sooo excited to see what you put out for your mitski issue and beyond 🎸⚡️

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[Rae White @wings_humming]

I hope you enjoy playing this bitsy game poem I made, published in the always awesome @backslashlit. I think all us trans folks could use a little love right now 💖🏳️‍⚧️

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"stand up" by @wings_humming closes our 6th issue with an interactive poem about finding love and joy in the multifaceted trans experience.

Play this journey in our sixth issue at https://t.co/gE3C2yxyMu. #interactive #interactivepoetry #bitsy #if

[Perennial Press @perennial_press]

we are super excited to announce the first ever PERENNIAL CHAPBOOK AWARDS! authors + publishers who have published a chapbook during the pandemic are eligible to submit ✨ there will be 3 winning chaps chosen with prizes from $100-250! send us your stuff 💕

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@julianneaguilar's "tuesday" reimagines the machine's role in creation and storytelling with intricate classical imagery.

Experience this poem in our sixth issue at https://t.co/5Dc9FVV6ng. #gpt3 #vispo

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@DaimonDies's poem "84 Butterflies" is a goodbye letter and whimsical inventory written in a ZIP file.

Read this poem in our sixth issue at https://t.co/3nvHkqgxHA. #computerart #vispo

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In Andy Campbell and Judy Alston's 3D poem "Magpiiie", retrieve the treasures in the bird's nest to unlock the spoken word.

View this piece in our sixth issue at https://t.co/1JHM2tiqmU. #3d #3dart #vispo

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In "Génesis," Solana Lanchares Vidart visualizes her thought process and creative manifesto as a beautiful fluctuating form.

Watch this piece in our sixth issue at https://t.co/qa2edbBgLu #videoart #generative #generativeart

[amy @ayqqii]

i haven’t checked twitter in a while, so here’s a late thank you to @backslashlit for publishing my first ever python poem! 🥳💗 this was my first dabble in creative coding, and i can’t wait to do it again!

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"Limbo" by Harini M S and Lavanya Neelakandan captures the feeling of being stuck in a loop in a surreal fusion of code poetry and video performance.

Watch this piece in our sixth issue at https://t.co/doOkoHwWRL #videoart #performance #codeart

[IllestPreacha @IllestPreacha]

Check out this piece for @backslashlit and other E-Lit that merges the freeze with words

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For @Illestpreacha's "Cold Words, Hot Aura," turn your volume up as live code and poem come alive together in a tug-of-war between fire and ice.

Watch this video piece in our sixth issue at
https://t.co/p88MfJmtiS #livecoding #hydra #codeart

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Mouse over each photo in Simone Ashmoore's "frosted glass" to watch a memory freeze beneath your cursor.

View this interactive series in our sixth issue at https://t.co/WFDYXDYFMr #p5 #p5js #interactive

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"what am i if not ice?" by @ayqqii dips us into a wistful chill as the second piece in "ZIP / FREEZE / BUNDLE."

Read this Python poem and watch it execute at https://t.co/zbKamqL5s9. #codepoem #python #creativecoding

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"The End" by Andy Campbell and Barry Snaith opens our 6th issue with a hauntingly-rendered 3D poem.

Experience this piece before the words are consumed... https://t.co/lZdzX0td6R #3d #3dart #vispo

[❄️ BACKSLASH LIT❄️ @backslashlit]

Happy Wednesday, everyone! We're delighted to announce that BACKSLASH LIT ISSUE 6 IS HERE! Send off the winter with our latest issue, ZIP / FREEZE / BUNDLE, live at https://t.co/zoQTNH8o0X. Best viewed on a desktop computer.

#litmag #creativecoding #newmedia #multimedia #ezine

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@perennial_press @PoetryCurrency @invisiblecitySF 💚💙💚💙

[Rae White @wings_humming]

Play my new bitsy game-poem ‘stand up’ in @backslashlit! 🌟🎉

‘Being trans is about breathing, loving and being; and, in this story, it's about finding small joys and knowing you are loved.’ 🏳️‍⚧️🌈

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