Literal revisiting of literary works Mobilization, manipulation and textual appropriation in blackout poetry and AI text generation

The identity of a literary text resides notably in the letter of the works, attesting to the work of writing and composition. This dimension remains little considered in a specific way – a dimension that practices of rewriting and appropriation bring to light. Blackout poetry, illustrated here by the example of Aria de laine by the Quebec poet Meb, and texts generated by artificial intelligence, call into question the notions of auctoriality and originality in literary practice.