Computer generated poem in English by the Dutch sound poet Greta Monach (1928-2018), which was anthologised in the Richard W. Bailey's collection Computer Poems (1973).
Compoëzie by the Dutch sound poet Greta Monach was published in 1973. In its 20 pages, it offers several examples of computer-generated poetry (in multiple colours) and an essay about her methodology.
Gerrit Krol is a novelist and poet, but also a computer programmer, who worked for Royal Dutch Shell. This book offers the earliest examples of computer-generated poetry from the Netherlands, and includes an essay about Krol's methodology.
At this stage we shall report on a program which the author recently executed on the electronic mainframe ZUSE Z 22 at the T.H. Stuttgart computer center. The machine was used to generate stochastic texts i.e. sentences where the words are determined randomly. The Z 22 is especially suited to applications in extra-mathematical areas. It is particularly suited to programs with a very logical structure i.e. for programs containing many logical decisions. The machine's ability to be able to print the results immediately, on demand, on a teleprinter is ideal for scientific problems.
(Source: Theo Lutz, "Stochastische Texte", in: augenblick 4 (1959), H. 1, S. 3-9)
