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"Free entry! Is this the dawn of bionic bardism!? Essential Lyra Fest investigation into the interplay between creative writing and technology, and the possibilities and pitfalls of their co-existence. Featuring Q&A with industry experts, plus interactive poetry performances pairing artists with - and against - the AI for composition mastery."
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A event held at Watershed on Friday 27th June. The event starts at 10:00.
Date: Friday June 27th 2025
Venue: Watershed (W3)
Time: 10:00 - 14:00
Price: FREE (advance booking essential)
Join Lyra Bristol Poetry for the UK’s first ever AI and Poetry symposium.
Lyra’s project ‘Page Against the Machine: AI and Poetry’, funded by Brigstow Institute, has been pairing public poets and technologists together to create new work responding to the research question: ‘How can poetic writing produced by, or with, AI accurately model human voice, narrative and place-based experience?’, exploring the ethical and creative dilemmas of our time.
This event will include presentations of research and poems from four poet/technologist pairs: Shakara and Vince Baidoo, Deanna Rodger and Michael Marcinkowski, Raina Greifer and Francesco Bentivegna, Ralph Hoyte and Matthew Olden, as well as the project’s lead researcher Caleb Parkin.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free event (advance booking essential) and to join the conversation around AI, poetry and creativity in a relaxed, fun and friendly environment.
There are also 5 slots available for short lightning talks from poets who have undertaken projects or research with AI. Lightning talk application link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeMkgCn_ntqHu6Mb2tu6TNC4j2nPIc9qlL8mgzOfhUXaeQ6A/viewform?usp=dialog
Presented by Lyra Bristol Poetry, in partnership with Brigstow Institute.
#LyraFest
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
Venue: Watershed (W3)
Time: 10:00 - 14:00
Price: FREE (advance booking essential)
Join Lyra Bristol Poetry for the UK’s first ever AI and Poetry symposium.
Lyra’s project ‘Page Against the Machine: AI and Poetry’, funded by Brigstow Institute, has been pairing public poets and technologists together to create new work responding to the research question: ‘How can poetic writing produced by, or with, AI accurately model human voice, narrative and place-based experience?’, exploring the ethical and creative dilemmas of our time.
This event will include presentations of research and poems from four poet/technologist pairs: Shakara and Vince Baidoo, Deanna Rodger and Michael Marcinkowski, Raina Greifer and Francesco Bentivegna, Ralph Hoyte and Matthew Olden, as well as the project’s lead researcher Caleb Parkin.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free event (advance booking essential) and to join the conversation around AI, poetry and creativity in a relaxed, fun and friendly environment.
There are also 5 slots available for short lightning talks from poets who have undertaken projects or research with AI. Lightning talk application link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeMkgCn_ntqHu6Mb2tu6TNC4j2nPIc9qlL8mgzOfhUXaeQ6A/viewform?usp=dialog
Presented by Lyra Bristol Poetry, in partnership with Brigstow Institute.
#LyraFest
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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