Poem Flow App, Too!

While I believe that “app” is one of the most over-used and ridiculous words in the vernacular these days, I’m happy to announce that Poets.org has launched the Poem Flow app featuring:

• New daily poems
• Accumulating in-app library
• Moving or static text
• Adjustable font size
• Accessible offline
• Easy share options
• Clutter-free screen
• Literary trivia

Even if you don’t have an iPhone, you can experience this new application at PoemFlow.com.

A handful of the poets featured on Poem Flow include: Shakespeare, Chaucer, Milton, Donne, Bunyan, Swift, Johnson, Blake, Shelley, Byron, Keats, Wordsworth, Whitman, Dickinson, Thoreau, Emerson, Longfellow, Poe, Twain, Tennyson, Hopkins, Houseman,Yeats, Eliot, Pound, Robert Frost, Gertrude Stein, Sara Teasdale, Amy Lowell, H.D., James Joyce, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, and many others.

A few more details about the application from Poets.org:

A veritable box of light with words and thought in fluid motion, Poem Flow is an entirely new way to experience poetry on a handheld screen. In Portrait view, each poem is presented in its traditional format; turned to Landscape, the poem literally flows over the screen.

Each day, a new poem becomes available to app subscribers, while those from previous days remain on the device, building the equivalent of an ever-expanding anthology of the best-loved poems in the English language. Historical trivia and contextual information, compiled by Poets.org, are provided for each daily poem.

Designed with poetry lovers in mind, special care was taken to consistently offer the correct formatting of poems. In Portrait view, the easy-to-read presentation allows the reader to savor the integrity of both the language and the linebreak; when flowing, readers enjoy a simple, graceful interface, adjustable to your individual pace. The simple, clear lines and gentle, crisp motions focus attention on the subtleties of language, enhancing involvement, understanding, and delight.

You can download the app at iTunes.

Have you downloaded the Poem Flow application? Let us know how you like it!