"Black Perl" is a code poem written using the Perl programming language. It was posted anonymously to Usenet on April 1, 1990, [1] and is popular among Perl programmers [citation needed] as a piece of Perl poetry. Written in Perl 3, the poem is able to …

So here's to you Perl, our language so dear, We'll code on and on, without any fear, With a love for the craft, and a love for the art, We'll make our code shine, with all of our heart.

Why is Perl a Good Language for Writing Poetry? Look at the use of parentheses in Lisp or the use of white space as syntax in Python. Or the mandatory use of objects in many languages, including Java. All of these are ways of taking freedom …

Code poetry is literature that intermixes notions of classical poetry and source code. Unlike digital poetry, which prominently uses physical computers, code poems may or may not run through executable binaries. A code poem may be interactive or static, digital or analog.

Perhaps it's because I recently posted to both comp.lang.perl and to rec.arts.poems, but people seem to be writing poems in Perl, and they're asking me where they should post them. Here is a sampling: From a graduate student (in finals week), the following haiku:

Aug 21, 2023 · Code poetry is built on a simple premise: it is a single text that reads as poetry and executes as code. The new collection ./code –– poetry, published by Broken Sleep Books, brings a...

The trick with Perl poetry, as with any poetry, is figuring out how you want to say it. We could get away with just throwing in some perl code in a fashion that resembles the poetry we're thinking of.

Nov 10, 2024 · Code poetry can be loosely defined as a genre of experimental, constraint-based digital literature that is able to run the program of source code and be read as poetry. It can be written in any programming language like Javascript, Ruby, and Perl and add depth mattering on which one you use.

On-line and off-line anonymous exercises of code poetry, programming semantics, reinterpretation, daily life, all compiled to give form to human-emotional needs phenomena mediated by computers.

To compensate for encouraging these most unpoetic programs, we hereby present out first Perl Poetry Contest, to be judged by Perl poet Kevin Meltzer. This is a chance to show the world just how beautiful Perl can be.