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Birds Singing Other Birds' Songs is a 2001 digital poem created by María Mencía. The poem consists of thirteen singing birds for the user to interact with. These birds are visualized through onomatopoeias, and their calls are vocalized by human singers.

Origins and influences

Publication history

Plot

Story structure and navigation

The Poem is presented on a continuously moving background of a partly cloudy sky, play and pause buttons for each animated bird are numbered and located at the bottom of the screen. The birds are designed as calligrams made out of onomatopoeias related to the unique sound of each bird.

Genre

Literary significance and critical reception

Critiques

Awards

See the original work at https://collection.eliterature.org/1/works/mencia__birds_singing_other_birds_songs.html

References

Category:Electronic literature