siirast
Siirast is a term used in contemporary poetry and media arts to denote a hybrid form in which poetry is presented together with visual, sonic, or interactive elements. The term describes both the practice of creating such works and the works themselves, which foreground the materiality of text and media as a single expressive field.
The etymology of siirast is uncertain. The word has appeared in English-language discussions of digital poetry
Forms and techniques commonly associated with siirast include kinetic typography, where text moves on a screen
History and reception: Siirast developed within the broader fields of digital poetry, multimedia art, and performance
See also: digital poetry, multimedia art, intermediality, kinetic typography, interactive poetry.