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  1. Suite à la démission suicidairement spectaculaire et distinctivement discutable de #ClémentineMélois de l'#OuLiPo, on en parle beaucoup.

    #AnneFGarreta, membre non-excusée et néanmoins en retrait, outre la question de la place des #femmes, explique que pour elle le paradigme sur lequel était fondé l'OuLiPo, en lien avec le déterminisme dans la production de #texte, est rendu caduc notamment par celui, probabiliste, de l'#intelligenceArtificielle.

    #IA #littérature

    radiofrance.fr/franceculture/p

  2. Suite à la démission suicidairement spectaculaire et distinctivement discutable de #ClémentineMélois de l'#OuLiPo, on en parle beaucoup.

    #AnneFGarreta, membre non-excusée et néanmoins en retrait, outre la question de la place des #femmes, explique que pour elle le paradigme sur lequel était fondé l'OuLiPo, en lien avec le déterminisme dans la production de #texte, est rendu caduc notamment par celui, probabiliste, de l'#intelligenceArtificielle.

    #IA #littérature

    radiofrance.fr/franceculture/p

  3. Suite à la démission suicidairement spectaculaire et distinctivement discutable de #ClémentineMélois de l'#OuLiPo, on en parle beaucoup.

    #AnneFGarreta, membre non-excusée et néanmoins en retrait, outre la question de la place des #femmes, explique que pour elle le paradigme sur lequel était fondé l'OuLiPo, en lien avec le déterminisme dans la production de #texte, est rendu caduc notamment par celui, probabiliste, de l'#intelligenceArtificielle.

    #IA #littérature

    radiofrance.fr/franceculture/p

  4. Suite à la démission suicidairement spectaculaire et distinctivement discutable de #ClémentineMélois de l'#OuLiPo, on en parle beaucoup.

    #AnneFGarreta, membre non-excusée et néanmoins en retrait, outre la question de la place des #femmes, explique que pour elle le paradigme sur lequel était fondé l'OuLiPo, en lien avec le déterminisme dans la production de #texte, est rendu caduc notamment par celui, probabiliste, de l'#intelligenceArtificielle.

    #IA #littérature

    radiofrance.fr/franceculture/p

  5. Suite à la démission suicidairement spectaculaire et distinctivement discutable de #ClémentineMélois de l'#OuLiPo, on en parle beaucoup.

    #AnneFGarreta, membre non-excusée et néanmoins en retrait, outre la question de la place des #femmes, explique que pour elle le paradigme sur lequel était fondé l'OuLiPo, en lien avec le déterminisme dans la production de #texte, est rendu caduc notamment par celui, probabiliste, de l'#intelligenceArtificielle.

    #IA #littérature

    radiofrance.fr/franceculture/p

  6. Qui sait ?
    @AmazingNewBot • Joined: May 02, 2025

    Le bot des certitudes et des doutes. Je me pose plein de questions loufoques construites selon les principes de l' #OuLiPo
    Code : @MarSolRivas

    #bot #BotsOfMastodon

  7. Qui sait ?
    @AmazingNewBot • Joined: May 02, 2025

    Le bot des certitudes et des doutes. Je me pose plein de questions loufoques construites selon les principes de l' #OuLiPo
    Code : @MarSolRivas

    #bot #BotsOfMastodon

  8. Qui sait ?
    @AmazingNewBot • Joined: May 02, 2025

    Le bot des certitudes et des doutes. Je me pose plein de questions loufoques construites selon les principes de l' #OuLiPo
    Code : @MarSolRivas

    #bot #BotsOfMastodon

  9. CW: Enthält einen Substack-Link

    Mit diesem Büttner isses ja so, dass man sich in seinen Texten verliert und vom Hundertsten ins Tausendste kommt. Eben noch rase ich mit 200 Sachen durch Paris, und folge seiner literarischen Spur, schon finde ich mich in einem Labor für potentielle Literatur und den "Hunterttausend Milliarden Gedichten" wieder.
    Hier ein Artikel zu Fuß durch Paris: substack.com/home/post/p-18698

    #SaschaBüttner #Literatur #oulipo

  10. 🤔 Certains prétendent que les impalas au Burundi sont plus nombreux que les séparatistes qui intimident, #QuestionDuJour

    #Bot #Surréalisme #Dada #OuLiPo

  11. 🤔 Si ça se trouve la majorité des usurpatrices qui fabulent adorent les calamondins insonorisés, c'est possible.

    #Bot #Surréalisme #Dada #OuLiPo

  12. town's #oulipo irc chat room had no bot to complain if that bad glyph was said. thus, my programs, which naturally do not contain that bad glyph.

    thanks, bash and raku!

  13. diacritik.com/2025/11/14/ne-pa
    #MichèleAudin, mathématicienne, historienne, autrice, membre de l’#Oulipo, spécialiste de la Commune, femme engagée et passionnée, fille de Maurice Audin, nous a quittés ce matin. En hommage, Diacritik republie un article sur son superbe Oublier Clémence, paru en 2018. Lire, relire Michèle Audin
    #hommage

  14. ⏳ Derniers jours pour rejoindre Twoulipo, saison 10 !

    Ils sont déjà plus de 250 classes inscrites à vivre cette aventure unique d’écriture sous contraintes oulipiennes, du cycle 2 au lycée.

    Chaque semaine, les élèves créent, partagent et découvrent des textes sur Mastodon, un réseau éthique et responsable, tout en développant leurs compétences en lecture, écriture, oral et coopération.

    📅 Clôture des inscriptions le 3 oct. 25

    👉 scollectif.fr/twoulipo

    #oulipo #ecriture #education
    @scollectif

  15. ✍️ Twoulipo fête sa 10e saison !

    Ce projet unique invite les classes, du cycle 2 au lycée (y compris spécialisées), à écrire sous contraintes oulipiennes.

    Plus de 230 classes sont déjà inscrites et les inscriptions sont encore ouvertes !

    🎯 Objectif : écrire, partager, lire et voter collectivement, tout en développant coopération, créativité, grammaire et plaisir d’écrire.

    🌍 En 2025, 300 classes de 9 pays ont participé.

    👉 twoulipo.scollectif.fr

    #oulipo #Education #écriture #français

  16. Présentation :
    Nouvelle mouture pour les 20 ans du fotoblog (plus en ligne mais sera édité) :
    - même règles ; 1 jour, 2 photos et quelques mots
    - 1 photo de la date anniversaire

    Si le fotoblog05 m’a permis une fixation des souvenirs, un questionnement identitaire et une nouvelle narration des événements (un divorce et très jeune maman solo, une histoire d’amour, une famille à ranger, beaucoup de rencontres mais aussi une pratique artistique professionnalisante), le fotoblog25 aura sans doute les même effets, mais également portera un regard sur la personne que je pense avoir été il y a 20 ans.

    #oulipo #présentation #introduction #photoblog

  17. Venez à #GRETSI2025 à Strasbourg : vous y découvrirez également des traces de l'#OULIPO, mouvement artistique, littéraire et scientifique, notamment le long de la ligne A du tramway.

    fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligne_A_

    "La création de la ligne A s'est accompagnée d'une commande publique d'œuvres d'art qui longe les rails.

  18. @SimonBillouet

    #LeMonde en a parlé à sa sortie, mentionnant que #Roubaud avait commis « Le Voyage d'hier » en "s'appu[yant] sur une co[q]uille détectée dans le texte de #Perec"... et Le Monde de mentionner que cette nouvelle a fait l'objet d'une "#présentatoin" (sic) à l' #Oulipo !

    lemonde.fr/livres/article/2013

  19. #NowReading Georges Perec - The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise (Verso Books).

    I’d never encountered this short work by Perec before, but it’s suffused with his typical playfulness and comic flair, while also being a prescient social commentary on the lowliness of the office worker and corporate control. Has a great foreword by Perec’s greatest translator and biographer, David Bellos.

    #GeorgesPerec #OuLiPo #VersoBooks #DavidBellos

    versobooks.com/en-gb/products/

  20. Abécédaire sorti de ma réserve (déjà placé sur 2 sites oulipiens)

    Amélie bascule comme débauchée, étourdie, frôlant Gaël, hibou immobile, juché…
    Khôl lugubre, maquillage noir, œil paille que rire sabote.
    Tu ulules, volaille !
    Whisky? Xérès? Youyou zigzague…

    #oulipo #jeu #contrainte

  21. La littérature est un jeu avec Italo Calvino : Le château des destins croisés et Le chevalier inexistant. Dans la collection Folio de Gallimard avec la reliure rigide de la BAnQ (le combo parfait pour emporter partout).

    #VendrediLecture #BAnQ #ItaloCalvino #Oulipo #RéalismeMagique

  22. "La mortaiseuse des amarrages": S+7 d'après "La mort des amants" de Charles Beaudelaire

    "Méthode S+7": fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9t

    #texte #contrainte #oulipo

  23. "Il pleuvasse dans mon coffre": S+7 d'après "Il pleure dans mon cœur" de Paul Verlaine

    "Méthode S+7": fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9t

    #texte #contrainte #oulipo

  24. "La ciguë et la fournaise": S+7 d'après "La cigale et la fourmi" de Jean De La Fontaine

    "Méthode S+7": fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9t

    #texte #contrainte #oulipo

  25. "Le pope Mirandole": S+7 d'après "Le pont Mirabeau" de Guillaume Apollinaire

    "Méthode S+7": fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9t

    #texte #contrainte #oulipo

  26. "Le doryphore du valentin": S+7 d'après "Le dormeur du val" d'Arthur Rimbaud

    "Méthode S+7": fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9t

    #texte #contrainte #oulipo

  27. "Le coracoïde et le rémunérateur": S+7 d'après "Le corbeau et le renard" de Jean De La Fontaine

    "Méthode S+7": fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9t

    #texte #contrainte #oulipo

  28. "Chantage d'automoteur": S+7 d'après "Chanson d'automne" de Paul Verlaine

    "Méthode S+7": fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9t

    #texte #contrainte #oulipo

  29. Bonheur du jour

    📚 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘦 𝘥𝘦́𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘢̂𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦́𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘶𝘹 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘶𝘯 𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦. 𝘋𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘻 𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦́𝘦 𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘹𝘪𝘦̀𝘮𝘦, 𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢̂𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦́ 𝘴𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘢̀ 𝘭𝘶𝘪 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯.

    un grand merci à Claire Pisarra (éditrice) et à Marlène Normand pour la magnifique couverture et les illustrations

    #roman #vanité #aimerlireavecnathan #editionsnathan #litteraturejeunesse #lajeunefilleaucrane #benoitrichter #litteraturecontemporaine #oulipo

  30. A couple of months ago, I wrote a Mastodon thread about one of my favorite creative writing exercises known as Cartes Noires or “Black Cards” in English. The response from writers on the Fediverse was really positive. However, I found trying to explain some of the finer details of this constraint somewhat challenging with the character limit. So, that’s why we’re here! In this post, I wanted to do a write-up in a blog format so I could include more details, more photos, and a better resource for future writers.

    What Is Cartes Noires?

    Cartes Noires is a constrained writing exercise to help authors craft the plot for a mystery novel in about 30 minutes. To do it, you only need a standard deck of playing cards and your imagination. By setting a couple of rules about what certain cards mean, it is possible to make a fairly elaborate, novel-length whodunnit story on the fly.

    There are a ton of different ways that someone could modify this basic novel writing framework to suit their individual needs or genres. The idea of using playing cards for story writing shows up in other narrative discipplines other than novel writing. In that regard, there are related farmworks out there for other genres. For instance, there is a similar similar system using a deck of cards called The Quiet Year, which is adapted for fantasy worldbuilding in the TTRPG world. What makes Cartes Noires unique is its use of laying cards out in a specific arrangement with certain positions meaning certain relationships between characters, or types of clues in the story. This makes the exercise sort of cousin of tarrot cards.

    Some of the commenters from my original thread openly wondered if a tarot deck could work instead of playing cards. Even if it couldn’t (due to that pesky fifth suit), this system certainly feels like murder divinination. So, let’s light a few white spell candles beneath an alter to Agatha Christie and get started.

    Who Created Cartes Noires?

    The Oulipo is credited with the creation of this and many other creative writing exercises like it. The Oulipo is a group of predominantly French writers and mathematicians who sought to create a catalog of constrained writing prompts and creative writing exercises. These writing constraints designed to sharpen the skills of new and old writers alike, and they often featured a mathematical twist. Many giants of postmodern literature called themselves members at one time or another during their careers. Alums include Georges Perec, Italo Calvino, François Le Lionnais, and Raymond Queneau. The word “Oulipo” is a portmanteau that stands for Ouvroir de littérature potentielle, roughtly translated as “the workshop for potential literature.”

    Creative Writing Exercises For Detective Fiction

    To be more specific, the Cartes Noires system was developed by an offshoot group inspired by the Oulipo, called the Oulipopo. The extra “po” stands for the word policière, which in this case makes the translated group name read as “the workshop for potential detective literature.” Altogether, that means that the Oulipopo was focused making constrained writing prompts for mystery novels and dective fiction.

    Cartes Noires was one of the creative writing exercises that came out of this group. The Oulipopo and the Oulipo saw constraints like this as a way of forcing a writer to adhere to a set of rules to help them sharpen, focus, or otherwise enhance their writing by forcing them to think outside of the box. A box, in fact, that the author helped create in the first place!

    Setup & Example Exercise

    Here is an example image of what Cartes Noires might look like when laid out on a table. Note that specific cards are laid out in a certain order. I will describe what each of these cards, suits, and positions means in detail.

    To get started you will need a deck of playing cards, but not the whole deck.

    You Will Need:

    • Face Cards
    • Aces
    • 10’s
    • 8’s
    • 7’s

    Note that the image I posted on this tutorial also has 2’s. This is a non-standard addition that I used to customize the constraint to my own needs, but more on that later. For now, know that you are free to adapt this system to your particular needs, or even just as a way to challenge yourself.

    What The Cards Mean

    • Kings and Queens represent the main suspects in your case. One of these will be your victim, you’re free to choose the one you like based on the plot suggested by the arrangement of the cards and the kind of stories you like to write.
    • Jacks represent witnesses.
    • Aces represent powerful motives for a suspect to commit the crime. Each suit represents a different kind of motive which I describe below. Note that aces can only implicate a single suspect at a time based on where it is placed in the grid. So, even though an Ace of Spades is touching both the King of Diamonds and the Queen of Spades, the Ace of Spades only directly implicates the Queen of Spades.
      • The ace in the upper right implicates the suspect on its right.
      • The ace in the bottom right implicates the suspect directly below.
      • The ace in the bottom left implicates the suspect on its left.
      • The ace in the upper left implicates the suspect directly above.
    • 10’s represent a secret relationship between the two face cards they are touching. The suit of the card suggests the nature of the relationship.
    • 7’s represent circumstantial evidence whether it be, hearsay or some other form of inference.
    • 8’s represent physical evidence like blood, footprints, the murder weapon, etc.

    Each type of card from this list is used to represent a different plot element in your story.

    On Red Herrings

    In my customized version of the constraint, I used 2’s to represent red herrings that I want to plant during the story. This could be something like a popular (but incorrect) reading of what certain evidence may mean concerning the case or even something as simple as a witness who lies to the detective.

    What The Suits Mean

    The card suits represent motives or character traits in a general sense. Every card’s meaning, character, or relevance to the plot can be augmented by the suit it carries.

    • Spades represent misdemeanors and illegal, corrupt, or simply dubious activities.
    • Clubs represent financial interests, money, greed, venality, envy, and avarice.
    • Hearts represent passion, love, hatred, jealousy, and vengeance.
    • Diamonds represent ambition, betrayal, and power.

    Keep these suits in mind when you are laying out your cards. It will help you figure out how your suspects are connected, why they may have wanted to commit a crime, and what their backgrounds are. Get creative here!

    Laying Out The Cards

    To begin with, this constrained writing system is always a little more fun if you give the deck a good shuffle. That way, you can be surprised by the unexpected combinations of cards and positions. Of course, you can”fine-tune” the story by moving a few cards around to fit a particular reading.

    Start With The Aces

    Lay your aces out in a 2×2 grid. Remember that the placement of each ace implicates a certain suspect. Refer to the cards list above for details.

    Arrange The Royals & 10’s

    Place face cards directly above, below, left, and right of the Aces. In the corners, place the 10’s.

    Complete The Evidence Squares

    The 10’s you placed in the last step make up one corner of what I call the “Evidence Squares”. Adjacent to each ten place a single 7, and a 8. Diagonal to the 10, place a Jack.

    Add Your Own Creative Touch (Optional)

    Now you have a choice. As I’ve said before, you could jump ahead and decipher what your cards may mean. Or you can rearrange them, or add more cards to the base structure to suggest other requirements for your plot.

    Interpreting The Cards

    Now for the fun part.

    Your final arrangement should give you some examples of how your prime suspects are related, why they wanted the victim dead, who that victim knew, and the kinds of evidence that the killer may (or may not) have left behind. Plus, your arrangement may suggest any number of red herrings, plausible (but ultimately, wrong) motives to kill the victim, and even some general ideas about how your detective could learn information by talking to suspects and gathering clues.

    A Sample Card Reading

    Using my example image once again, here are some plot points the cards may suggest:

    • The King of Hearts is a writer and our victim. He appears to have been murdered in a crime of passion (AH).
    • One suspect is a rich movie director (KC) who was being blackmailed by the victim (via 10C).
    • Other suspects include an Ex-Lover (QH) who wanted to kill the victim because he had ruined her career, and King of Diamonds, a long-lost friend of the victim who may have murdered him over a disagreement about a crime they committed together as kids.

    A note on interpreting Jacks. It helps to limit the scope of these cards to the two suspects they are closest to. Let’s refer to my example image again. The 8 of Clubs and the 7 of Diamonds in the upper left-hand corner are logically related to the Queen of Clubs and the King of Spades. This means that this witness has specific information about one or both of the suspects in this corner of the grid.

    Summary

    Speaking for myself, writing constraints like Cartes Noires get me really inspired to write. They a true challenge to pull off and work into a story without anyone noticing. However, they force me to consider every step in my writing and really show up during the process. I’ve said it before, it’s really easy to get in a writing rut.

    As writers, we so often delude ourselves into thinking we have creative control over every aspect of our writing. We tell ourselves we can write anything we want. However, we fall short of that promise when we reach for the same tools, words, and plots time and time again.

    I believe keeping creative writing exercises like this on hand can make us better writers. More than that, I think regular practice can also make us better judges of craft.

    If you end up writing a piece of writing using Cartes Noires, I’d love to read it! Please feel free to share your experiences and let me know what it was like for you in your practice.

    https://abmurrow.com/writing-prompts/creative-writing-exercises-for-mystery-and-detective-fiction/

    #AmWriting #Blog #ConstrainedWriting #Experimental #mystery #Novel #NovelWriting #Oulipo #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt

  31. You Wouldn’t Steal A Poem

    Have you ever wanted to steal the way something sounds? Have you ever wanted to take something you just heard someone say but twist it to your bizarre whims? Good news! Maybe you can live out that fantasy without actually committing a thoughtcrime (or a real crime). The holorhyme constraint is a tool for creating experimental poetry.

    The Writing Prompt

    The goal of the exercise is to take an existing piece of text and write a new one based entirely on rhyming words. This could even be adapted to the particular dialect, affectation, or speed at which someone talks (and how you heard it). I’ve even seen this used as a type of satire to borrow the rhythm and texture of a well-known speech or dramatic monologue and make a total mockery of it. Use with caution.

    Think of this writing constraint as a sort of game of telephone, or (to put it more elegantly) material impressionism. The goal is to take the way something sounds like to you when read aloud, and then twist that impression into something new. A fun variation of this exercise is to record yourself reading something, run it through a crappy piece of transcription software, and then see what comes out. YouTube used to be an excellent resource for making experimental poetry using this method. It may still be, but I’ve not checked up on it for a while.

    Example Poem

    The example below is a quick little poem I made when reading the English alphabet forwards, then backward. It is also a rough approximation of what 2000s-era AI chatbots sounded like when they talked to each other.

    ABC...CBAA bee: seedy effigy.Age, hide, shake rays,an elemental pea—cures. Tea you feedouble-true as eggs—wisely.See why exits wobble you.Be you to us our que? Peonies, in the mail: Cage-A.I ate Shea, Jeffie, and deceived—Be “Yay!”

    In order to really get a good sense for how this constraint works, I encourage you to read this or your own poem out loud. You will know you’re getting it right when a person in the next room could have sworn you were saying something else altogether.

    https://abmurrow.com/writing-prompts/experimental-poetry-holorhyme/

    #Blog #ConstrainedWriting #ExperimentalPoetry #Holorhyme #Oulipo #poem #PoetryCommunity #WritingComunity #WritingPrompt #WritingTips

  32. What's weirder than doing weird web October in September?

    Here is the first prompt (and maybe the only one I do) - nature

    aweof.me/

    I made the font for this.

    #weirdweboctober #poetry #nature #oulipo #weirdweb #font

  33. 💡 Lorsque votre compte a été créé et que vous avez validé votre adresse mail, n’oubliez pas de compléter votre profil sur twoulipo.scollectif.fr pour finaliser votre inscription ! #twoulipo #teampe #teamprof #oulipo #scollectif

  34. @pronoiac Ah, #DolphinTown, our singing mammal aquanauts! Truly, hugging that glyph.

    But I still favor a mirror: flip-twins at #oulipo.

    Many brilliant buckaroos chat from that spot, a handful of my pals, too. ✌️

    oulipo.social/about

  35. This kaleidoscopic sonnet’s words were chosen at random and written out mechanically. (The computer’s writing is black and my punctuation is red.)

    “bock forever / astounds preliminary steak’s abrasive / subsidiary bourbon.”

    #PenPlotter #GenerativeArt
    #poetry #sonnet #typography
    #CreativeComputing #oulipo
    #surrealism #AutomaticWriting