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Passage

A public-domain poem, set large enough to read from across the room, changed quietly every couple of minutes. 1,205 poems by 30 poets, all of them long out of copyright, all of them inside the image — Passage never makes an outbound request while it is running.

What it does

It fits, always

Each poem is measured and set at the largest size that still puts the whole thing on the glass. A couplet is set huge; a long ode is set smaller. Nothing is ever cut off and nothing ever scrolls.

It works offline

The whole collection is built into the container. No API, no key, no upstream service that can disappear or start charging.

It asks nothing of you

No clicks, no notifications, no colour that means urgency. Press the space bar if you want the next one sooner; otherwise leave it alone for a month.

Build your URL

How long each poem stays up2 minDimoffA black scrim over everything, for a screen that shares a room with a bed.

Ground

Paper for a room with daylight in it, ink for one without, dusk for the hours between.

Length

Every poem is set as large as it can be while still fitting the glass, so a long one is set smaller. On a small screen, choose short.

Alignment

Placard

The title and poet, set small and last. Hide it for the words alone.

Poets

Leave all unselected for the whole collection — 30 poets, all out of copyright.

Live preview

16:9, running for real. It restarts when you change something.

Your kiosk URL

/Open it →

Paste it into whatever holds the screen open. Nothing here is stored — the URL is the whole configuration.

Every parameter

Parameter	Values	Default	Notes
`dwell`	15–3600 seconds	`120`	How long each poem stays up. Out-of-range values are clamped, not rejected.
`theme`	`paper` · `ink` · `dusk`	`paper`	The ground the poem is set on.
`align`	`left` · `centre`	`left`	Left keeps a hanging indent on wrapped lines, as in print.
`length`	`any` · `short` · `long`	`any`	Short is 6–16 lines, long is 17–40. Use short on a small screen.
`poets`	comma-separated names	all	Surnames work. A name that matches nothing is ignored rather than emptying the wall.
`placard`	`on` · `off`	`on`	The title and poet beneath the poem.
`seed`	any text	none	Pins the walk, so the same URL always starts on the same poem. Two screens without a seed will not be in step.