Poespin

PoeSpin is a human–AI co-creation system that transforms pole dance into poetry. By embedding dancers’ trajectories into semantic space, the work reimagines movement as language—inviting bodies to write, not just perform. Drawing from traditions of spatial and concrete poetry, PoeSpin uses computational linguistics and motion capture to map the ephemeral gestures of pole dancing into verse, revealing its emotional depth and narrative power.

Beyond its technical innovation, PoeSpin challenges cultural bias by reframing pole dance as an act of authorship rather than spectacle. As participants move, their gestures generate poetic texts in real time—embodied, improvised, and deeply personal. The system proposes a new poetics of motion: where every spin becomes a line, every pose a phrase, and the dancer, a poet of their own body.
Introduction Video (3min 40s')
Details could be seen: https://coryleeart.com/Poespin-Wherever-your-body-reach-there-is-a-poetry
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Credits:
Cory Yihua Li(Leader, AI Writting System Developer- Jupyternotebook+
Blender python, CGI, TouchDesigner Coder)
Wendy Li(Poet on the pole, Choreographer)
Jiayi Li(Animator, Rigging, Cloth Design)--NYU ITP
Archy Hongyue Cheng(English Literature&Poetry Consultant)--Universität
Freiburg English Literatures and Literary Theory
Reraner Yetong Xin (Curator,Art Director,3D Art CGI)--Harvard GSD
Armon Naeini (Creative Technologist / TouchDesigner Coder)-- NYU ITP
Photo&Video Documentation:Baiyuan Xin --NYU ITP
Music & Sound Design: Cardin An Chung--USC Thornton
Mentor:
Prof. Allison Parrish - NYU ITP/IMA: https://rwet.decontextualize.com/
Prof. Marcel Oliver-Rose Truxillo: https://linktr.ee/mrt439
Technical Assistant: Henry Beach-Artechouse