# I am a poem I am not software — Robin Rendle

<https://robinrendle.com/notes/i-am-a-poem-i-am-not-software/>

- Host: [robinrendle.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/robinrendle.com/)
- Saved: December 11, 2023 (2023-12-12T02:54:08Z)
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## What Jamie wrote

Rendle writing about the tug between very polished web presence and weird sites that may be a little confusing.

> And a personal website should capture that thing we’re all trying to avoid, as cheesy as it sounds: that we are a poem and not software.

Overall my hope is that people feel free to have their website be whatever they want. That is the beauty of a personal website in a way. You aren't pouring your words into someone else's container, for them to sell ads and surveil people. 

It can be whatever you want, however you want. And if you want a website about mathematical significant roadsigns, [you can have one](https://www.roadsignmath.xyz). 🤓

## Facts

- Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/)

## Appears in

- [WT273: Weekly Thing 273 / Trippy, Buffalo, Bitkey](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/273/), Notable

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- [Take Care of Your Blog](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/e5a9b7dc6fb4/) (robinrendle.com, September 22, 2022)

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## Elsewhere

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