Location-Specific Nature Haikus by Amos Latteier

N8R TXT
Location-Specific Nature Haikus by SMS

http://n8rtxt.org/
416-662-3408

Text your location to 416-662-3408, and in response you will receive a custom-generated haiku evoking nature at your location. The poem reflects the local geography, season, weather, time of day, plants, and animals. Every poem is unique. Here are some examples:

"Summer evening, bloor & landsdowne, toronto"
slumpd in the subwy
ladybird beetls nappng
rusticatd stone

"Summer morning, lake simcoe"
these yello pebbles
a bug hat, or bug jacket
beside a dirt road

"Summer night, Toronto"
bneath the lamplite
hardly nything open
small town Toronto

Instructions

1. Text your location to 416-662-3408. Locations should include your city name and must be in Ontario, for example: "100 queen w, toronto", "hamilton", "laurier & elgin, ottawa".

2. In response, you will receive a custom-generated haiku evoking nature at your location. The poem reflects the local geography, season, weather, time of day, plants, and animals. Every poem is unique. It's free to participate, you pay only your normal text messaging charges.

Statement

Cell phones are a common element of the Ontario landscape. We often think of phones as devices that isolate people from their surroundings, but I want to demonstrate that they can be used to connect people to their environments. N8R TXT tries to use technology and humour to give people a fresh perspective on their environment, and provide them with an occasion to look more closely at their surroundings. I believe that our world is full of unexpected pleasure and hybrid splendour.

I gratefully acknowledge the Ontario Arts Council's support of this project. You guys rock.

-Amos Latteier

Contact

Amos Latteier
http://latteier.com/
amos@latteier.com
416-532-4010