www.dichtung-digital.org/2005/2-Engberg.htm Stepping Into the River Experiencing John Cayley's RiverIsland by Maria Engberg In this paper I investigate the emergence of new writing and reading practices under the impact of digital media. Examining Cayley's poetic work riverIsland , I focus on what the poet himself calls “literal morphing.” These transformations of letters constitute, I argue, an important shift in poetic writing whose importance for literary analysis must be acknowledged. I conclude that poetic works in programmable media lead to a rethinking of concepts of surface and depth in relation to writing. complete article dichtung-digital