sevenhundredverse
Sevenhundredverse is a collaborative digital poetry project that centers on the creation and collection of 700 verses. The project operates as an online archive and community where poets, artists, and programmers contribute individual lines that together form a single, evolving collection. Its constraint-based premise encourages brevity and the exploration of how a large work can emerge from many small parts.
Origins and concept: The project emerged in the early 2020s from a group of poets and developers
Format and curation: The archive consists of 700 verses, each a single line or short fragment. Submissions
Navigation and presentation: Readers can browse the verses in order, search by keywords, or use a randomize
Themes and style: Verses address memory, technology, urban life, time, and identity. Styles range from minimal,
Reception and status: Sevenhundredverse has attracted a modest but engaged audience within contemporary poetry and digital
Current status: The project remains active, with new contributions accepted on an ongoing basis and the archive