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August 11, 2002
Surrealism Works--sometimes
Surrealism Works--sometimes
Dylan at Error 503 comments that sometimes surrealism works. I couldn't possibly agree more--in fact, separated from the original surrealist manifesto and some of the excesses of the artists, I would say that it works most of the time. My favorite poet to prove it is James Merril, here's a very short sample of "Procession."
Think what the demotic droplet felt, Translated by a polar wand to keen Six-pointed Mandarin—
The rest becomes somewhat more surreal.
Posted by Steven Riddle at August 11, 2002 8:13 AM