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Sunday, August 03, 2025

AI Description of Chapbook

 

Although I am not an advocate of AI and regularly have to deal with essays written fully or partially by AI as a college professor, I have used the AI Mode in Google to describe my chapbook. The summary is fairly accurate, I thought. 

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James P. Cooper's "Listening for Low Tide"

"Listening for Low Tide" is a collection of twenty-five poems by James P. Cooper, published as a chapbook in 2022. It explores how sound influences our perception and experiences.

Key themes

The poems are set in various locations including Kansas, Oklahoma, Northern Ireland, Montana, England, and Adak, Alaska. The diverse settings are linked by the prevalence of sound, revealing how past experiences and places can commingle through our auditory perceptions. Cooper highlights both the natural sounds around us, like insects and birds, and the noise pollution prevalent in our modern world.

The poems also delve into themes of connection and belonging, with the speaker exploring the meaning derived from relationships with a significant other and a child. The collection begins with images of darkness, suggesting a time when sounds become more noticeable, and concludes with images of sunlight, representing an appreciation of life balanced by an awareness of mortality.

Critical reception

"Listening for Low Tide" received an Honorable Mention for poetry chapbook in the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award. Judges described the poems as "metaphysical yet modern," where the boundaries between dreaming and waking, as well as geographical and existential borders, become blurred.

Availability

The book is available through Amazon and as an eBook from Barnes & Noble and Everand.

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This summary does not alter my perception of AI, however.




Sealey Challenge Video for Listening for Low Tide

My wife created a video featuring my chapbook, Listening for Low Tide. The video can be found at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho6YBOuMlJQ