This Spring the Corona virus has significantly changed the ways we work and spend our free time. Digital channels and easy access have become more important than ever, both for artists and audience in the fields of culture and art. Our response was to announce an open call for releases between issues for the time […]
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Our poet-in-Digital-Residence 2020 is Kyle Booten!
We once again received plenty of intriguing applications from poets and artists both from Finland and abroad. This year we selected a project that represents a genre of digital poetry that hasn’t yet been visible in our residence, computer-generated textual poetry. Kyle Booten’s work utilizes textual environment of social media and addresses spiritual questions from […]
2-2020
In memory of Marko Niemi
This issue, released amidst the corona pandemia and it’s unexpected effects is dedicated to the memory of Marko Niemi, pioneer in Finnish digital poetry who passed away last September at the age of 45. He was the editor in chief at Nokturno from 2006 to 2014. During his active years in digital poetry he collaborated […]
1-2020
Guest curator issue: The dark side of a flow state, a critique of linguistic capitalism, ancient bell ringing, and Karen, who will fix your life
For this issue of Nokturno we invited poet and scholar Matti Kangaskoski to curate us a selection of contemporary digital poetry. Dear Reader of Nokturno, The works presented in this issue are Ian Hatcher’s Rumble Pak, Pip Thornton’s {poem}.py, Stephanie Strickland’s Ringing the Changes and Liberty Ring!, and Blast Theory’s Karen. As the guest-curator of […]
Open call: apply now for digital residence at Nokturno!
Nokturno.fi announces open call for Digital Residence of Fall 2020! Residency period extends from two to four weeks depending on applicant’s working plan. The residence is directed to poets and artists using poetry in their work. Work pairs and groups are also encouraged to apply. We welcome applications from all countries. Nokturno’s Digital Residence is […]