That was a very nice poem, but these kinds of things are actually not all that hard, if you are willing to play with them long enough. I once wrote a palindrome that was a rhymed quatrain-- it took about a week of fiddling, if I recall correctly.
In terms of satisfying the technical demands of the form, yes. But creating a work with evocative punch like this poem has is more akin to composing a symphony.
Strange, I came here to say the italian version was pretty good :)
This may be a function of the author being a(n impressively) fluent speaker of the language, though on the other hand the translation of Carrol's Jabberwocky poem in the book is terrible.
If you liked that, play the game Braid (http://braid-game.com). I won't give any spoilers, but it's a $9.95 purchase so just go out and buy it already. :)
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As I said, a week of fiddling will get you a (letter-by-letter) palindrome of four lines, at least in my experience.
This may be a function of the author being a(n impressively) fluent speaker of the language, though on the other hand the translation of Carrol's Jabberwocky poem in the book is terrible.
Unbelievable!
He found
on the tired sofa an image
with his ex girlfriend,
a strange and worn-out pillow,
and he cried; he longed for
a strange and worn-out pillow
with his ex girlfriend
on the tired sofa; an image
he found
unbelievable.
Edit: And as of yesterday it is available in the Ubuntu software center.
Lovely poem as well. I really enjoyed "I Am a Strange Loop", guess I should get around to reading GEB as well.