ALFONSEC@EMDCCI11.BITNET (10/29/88)
I know of work done in this area by J. Ruiz de Torres. The program was written in APL/PC and generated blank verse in Spanish. A book was published describing the system (also in Spanish): "El Ordenador y la Literatura" (J. Ruiz de Torres), Siglo Cultural, Madrid, 1987. The program had a set of definitions of grammar structures (correct sentences) and long lists of words. The result was quite impressive, at least the first time you saw it. Regards, Manuel Alfonseca, ALFONSEC at EMDCCI11
kww@AMETHYST.MA.ARIZONA.EDU (K Watkins) (11/04/88)
I believe that Marie Borroff worked on a project to "teach a computer to write
poetry" something over a decade ago. My vague recollection is that she
concluded that such an effort can produce verse but not poetry. Sorry I don't
remember more. If you follow up on this, I would be interested in hearing
about it!
I don't even know whether she is on the net, let alone her electronic address.
But you can reach her through the English department of Yale University in New
Haven, Connecticut.
Karellynne ("K") W. Watkins - watkins@rvax.ccit.arizona.edu
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