Poetry as Operational 
System

Poetry as Operational System presents a radical rethinking of poetry—not as expression, but as an active system of operations through which life, form, and meaning unfold. Drawing on over 25 years of teaching and practice, Tomaso Carnetto introduces “Poetic Operations” as a method that connects art, design, philosophy, and social processes. Through concepts such as repetition, differentiation, and narrative unfolding, the book shows how poetry functions as the basis of all creative work and as a tool for shaping perception, relation, and participation in contemporary society.