Andrew Joron

Poem of the Week: Andrew Joron

by Christopher Phelps Poems of the Week
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Assumption, The

mUutations: Louis Simpson

by Brooks Lampe Poetry and Poetics
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The poem points to something I am growing increasingly aware of: surrealism is fundamentally mimetic.

Surrealism Re-Imagined

by Brooks Lampe Language
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At its heart, surrealism wages a political and ideological battle through language. By creating impossible images through placing disparate objects side-by-side, poetry dismantles and re-formulates our perceptions and conceptions of reality.