"Faith" was probably my favorite example of electronic poetry. It examines the meaning of a word, and plays with different sentence structures and word placement. The words correspond to their definition (such as the word "bend" bending), and the interactive nature requires you to pay attention or you will be unable to understand the poem's meaning. The audio emphasizes each movement of the words, letters, and sentences, and helps you to focus on where the changes are happening and follow the order of them. The conclusion of the poem made me impressed, because the entire poem is structured around the end, and it all "falls" together very well in the end. 
Red words then begin to appear throughout, filling in the "logic can't bend this" sentence and turning it into a long open-ended question about the deep "or." The colors of the words seem to correspond to the pitch of the chime that occurs when the words rearrange themselves. The poem seems to be talking about how we perceive logic and our purpose for being here. I enjoy that the only way to the next page is by clicking the answer to the author's own question (Maybe, But...). It puts forward how important it is to go on to understand what the speaker is talking about, and tells you to press on.
Now, instead of adding words, the poem begins adding letters. It then begins to activate the words. For example, "red winking neon" blinks red on and off for a good couple of seconds. Words arrange and rearrange, creating new meanings. The word "button" is pushed, as it wiggles up and down such as someone did press a button. The words move within themselves, and change colors. The word ''theory'' comes on to the screen as upside down, and realigns itself at the end of this screen. This is just one example of how the words seemingly define themselves as the poem goes on. 
Letters begin appearing as though they were meant to be there the entire time, blazing gray and turning black at the end of the screen. "Leave-taking" leaves the screen, as does "walking out." The audio seems to get more intense, and the whimsical sound that chimes every time words and letters move appears louder. Words change their spacing to add letters, and the chime sound continually gets higher-pitched.
Faith begins, getting showered by bright yellow "logic," and saying that logic can't bend this. Every time logic hits faith, a weird chime occurs. The last word on the screen is "So..." with an arrow to go on to the next page. It encourages the reader to ask this question themselves. Each page has a rhetorical question or comment that you must click on to continue through the poem.
Red words then begin to appear throughout, filling in the "logic can't bend this" sentence and turning it into a long open-ended question about the deep "or." The colors of the words seem to correspond to the pitch of the chime that occurs when the words rearrange themselves. The poem seems to be talking about how we perceive logic and our purpose for being here. I enjoy that the only way to the next page is by clicking the answer to the author's own question (Maybe, But...). It puts forward how important it is to go on to understand what the speaker is talking about, and tells you to press on.
Now, instead of adding words, the poem begins adding letters. It then begins to activate the words. For example, "red winking neon" blinks red on and off for a good couple of seconds. Words arrange and rearrange, creating new meanings. The word "button" is pushed, as it wiggles up and down such as someone did press a button. The words move within themselves, and change colors. The word ''theory'' comes on to the screen as upside down, and realigns itself at the end of this screen. This is just one example of how the words seemingly define themselves as the poem goes on. Letters begin appearing as though they were meant to be there the entire time, blazing gray and turning black at the end of the screen. "Leave-taking" leaves the screen, as does "walking out." The audio seems to get more intense, and the whimsical sound that chimes every time words and letters move appears louder. Words change their spacing to add letters, and the chime sound continually gets higher-pitched.The word "leap" flies and enlarges onto the screen, after being defined as the "deeper world's One True Word." The words "off the rocker (yipeee!)" falls sideways, such as it was falling off of an actual rocker.The words begin to fall down on the screen, into a pile at the bottom. The differently colored words seem to make a dark rainbow at the bottom, with the elegant font of Faith clearly presiding over the words. "Just sum up to" are the only words left, along with Faith itself. The meaning of the poem is advertised in this, and a black replay button appears at the top to document the end of the poem.
"For the Moon" was an electronic poem that immediately appealed to me. The fact that you must interact with it in a click-and-drag manner like it was a panoramic picture in order to read the entirety of it made it seem like the author was visually revealing their thoughts and feelings as you scrolled sideways. I thought it contributed to the theme of the poem, especially the repeated imagery and colors. 
At first glance, this seemed like it was a poem written by a child (because of the childish-looking font of the title). However, when I noticed the fancy italics used in the actual content of the poem, I considered it being a poem that was going to be written for a child. I was correct in my assumptions, for the speaker begins talking to someone named "Luna." 
The somber nature of the colors used (gray, drab yellow, a pastel sort of black), as well as the imagery (a hazy fog in front of naked, damaged trees) portrays a nostalgic, melancholy speaker who seems to be yearning to see Luna, or reflecting on the last time that they saw her. They also present the theme of space by comparing how oddly Luna dresses to "perihelion presence," being that perihelion is the closest planet to the sun. The author says that they remember Luna in their attire or "remembrance, regret," relating to the fact that maybe they dislike telling this story, or reflecting about Luna. 
Again, the space theme is brought up, with the moon drawing all attention to it, and the constellations shining a bright blue. The author seems to be sticking to describing Luna's appearance (or a time in which she was dressed this way), because he relates back to her outfit, calling her shifting dress "night's crystal ball." Night was her fortune teller, and the dress, her fortune. Everything was perfect when you were in that shifting dress, the speaker seems to allude to. Previous to this comparison, the speaker says that Luna was "bloated with anticipation," again relating back to a sort of obsession about Luna's appearance. 
Luna's garbs are brought up again, this time in the sense that they are growing larger. Underneath the text, a moon is consistently growing larger, consequently into a half-moon. Constellations are still visible; however, there is not much more imagery present. It is a matter-of-fact part of the poem, and doesn't seem to need accompanying imagery to enhance its meaning. 
At this point, the imagery changes to subtle gray clouds and the author elaborates on Luna's growing garb by saying that stars were stretching to contain her. The words become more and more intense, such as "I expire." The speaker says that Luna "fills to empty" which sounds a lot like a metaphor about bulimia. "Inhale, expire" are the next two words, also possibly relating back to the deathly nature of eating disorders. Although it is talked about in the poem's content, for some reason, there is no imagery of space, planets or the moon in this screenshot; there are just barely noticeable clouds. "Luna, I pray" is emphasized as the last line by being larger and more noticeable than the other words. It seems as thought there will be an outburst as I scroll to the right.
Instead, it is now introduced that Luna is going through an eating disorder problem, which makes the constant relation back to Luna's appearance, and the obsession about it, understandable. She was emaciated, but now, her garbs grow larger. The speaker prays for Luna to fit into the costume that they have waited for her to wear, which seems like it could be that they wish she could fit into her own skin, or to have more self-confidence and be comfortable with her body. "I have waited lifetimes" shows that the author has known Luna for a long time, and this has been a struggle that has been going on for a while now. He yearns for Luna to be happy.
The end is simplistic, marked only by a dull "X" to signify the conclusion of the poem. However, there is a bright blue arrow, which could perhaps be symbolizing hope, that offers another chance to read the poem.
At first glance, this seemed like it was a poem written by a child (because of the childish-looking font of the title). However, when I noticed the fancy italics used in the actual content of the poem, I considered it being a poem that was going to be written for a child. I was correct in my assumptions, for the speaker begins talking to someone named "Luna." The somber nature of the colors used (gray, drab yellow, a pastel sort of black), as well as the imagery (a hazy fog in front of naked, damaged trees) portrays a nostalgic, melancholy speaker who seems to be yearning to see Luna, or reflecting on the last time that they saw her. They also present the theme of space by comparing how oddly Luna dresses to "perihelion presence," being that perihelion is the closest planet to the sun. The author says that they remember Luna in their attire or "remembrance, regret," relating to the fact that maybe they dislike telling this story, or reflecting about Luna. Again, the space theme is brought up, with the moon drawing all attention to it, and the constellations shining a bright blue. The author seems to be sticking to describing Luna's appearance (or a time in which she was dressed this way), because he relates back to her outfit, calling her shifting dress "night's crystal ball." Night was her fortune teller, and the dress, her fortune. Everything was perfect when you were in that shifting dress, the speaker seems to allude to. Previous to this comparison, the speaker says that Luna was "bloated with anticipation," again relating back to a sort of obsession about Luna's appearance. Luna's garbs are brought up again, this time in the sense that they are growing larger. Underneath the text, a moon is consistently growing larger, consequently into a half-moon. Constellations are still visible; however, there is not much more imagery present. It is a matter-of-fact part of the poem, and doesn't seem to need accompanying imagery to enhance its meaning. At this point, the imagery changes to subtle gray clouds and the author elaborates on Luna's growing garb by saying that stars were stretching to contain her. The words become more and more intense, such as "I expire." The speaker says that Luna "fills to empty" which sounds a lot like a metaphor about bulimia. "Inhale, expire" are the next two words, also possibly relating back to the deathly nature of eating disorders. Although it is talked about in the poem's content, for some reason, there is no imagery of space, planets or the moon in this screenshot; there are just barely noticeable clouds. "Luna, I pray" is emphasized as the last line by being larger and more noticeable than the other words. It seems as thought there will be an outburst as I scroll to the right.
Instead, it is now introduced that Luna is going through an eating disorder problem, which makes the constant relation back to Luna's appearance, and the obsession about it, understandable. She was emaciated, but now, her garbs grow larger. The speaker prays for Luna to fit into the costume that they have waited for her to wear, which seems like it could be that they wish she could fit into her own skin, or to have more self-confidence and be comfortable with her body. "I have waited lifetimes" shows that the author has known Luna for a long time, and this has been a struggle that has been going on for a while now. He yearns for Luna to be happy.
The end is simplistic, marked only by a dull "X" to signify the conclusion of the poem. However, there is a bright blue arrow, which could perhaps be symbolizing hope, that offers another chance to read the poem.
