An AR poem is a work of poetry with a layer of augmented reality that alters the meaning of the text. A poem, projected on a wall, or printed in a book, or displayed on a screen, can be viewed through a device, and blanks left in the original text are filled in, thus altering the text, and – more importantly – the meaning of the poem.
By opening the web-viewer Augy (in the link) and pointing it at the poem on the screen, an extra layer of text is added to the poem, inviting the reader to step into a parallel reality in which universal truths are questioned, new epistemologies are proposed, and viewpoints are altered.
The project is inspired by Donna Haraway’s Situated Knowledges, where she critiques the notion of a single, objective truth and proposes instead a model of “situated,” plural, and accountable knowledge. The form of AR poetry itself is made to hold multiple truths at once, and invites a pluralism of viewpoints, instead of one absolute truth. More than that, AR poems are easily situated in the real world, while at the same time keeping enough distance to be able to reflect on that world.
Read my published AR poems:
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Situated Poetics of Narva
In August 2026 I will be an artist in residence at NART Artist Residence in Narva, Estonia. I will be working on an AR Poetry project called Situated Poetics of Narva. For Situated Poetics of Narva I will build on my ongoing research into augmented reality poetry and develop a community-co-created book of AR poems…
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ELO Conference 2026
Looking forward to the ELO Conference 2026: (Un)supervised @ UCF! From the website: “This year’s event will continue ELO’s tradition of bringing together scholars, artists, and practitioners of electronic literature from around the world.” Monica Storss and I will present the workshop “Out Of This World: An Exoplanetary Workshop”! Can’t wait!
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Artificial Being
Artificial Being is an Augmented Reality poem that tries to embody the idea of plurality of experience, inspired by Donna Haraway’s Situated Knowledges. Haraway critiques the notion of a single, objective truth and proposes instead a model of “situated,” plural, and accountable knowledge. By opening the web-viewer (in the link from the QR code) and…
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(DYS)TO(PI)A(N) FUTURE! Publication
My Augmented Reality poem (DYS) TO(PI) A(N) FUTURE! was published in Re-Mediate Litmag, Issue 3! (Scroll down to find it, or look at it here.) Dystopian Future is an Augmented Reality poem that exists in two realities at the same time. By opening the web-viewer (in the link) and pointing it at the poem, you’re…
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Augmented Poetry
I’ve created the first prototype of an augmented poem: poetry with a layer of augmented reality(AR) that alters the meaning of the text. A poem, projected on a wall, or printed in a book, or displayed on a monitor, can be viewed through a smartphone where blanks left in the original text are filled in,…