First Screening: Computer Poems

First Screening: Computer Poems1984


In 1983 and 1984, bpNichol used an Apple IIe computer and the Apple BASIC programming language to create First Screening, a suite of a dozen programmed, kinetic poems. He distributed First Screening through Underwhich, an imprint he started in 1979 with a small group of poets. The Underwhich edition of First Screening consisted of 100 numbered and signed copies distributed on 5.25" floppies along with printed matter.

Released
1. 1. 1984
Runtime
10 min
Certification
NO
Country, language
CA · EN