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| In Paris by Forain |
Hello once again, poets! Athur Rimbaud is our source for the List today, specifically his collection A Season In Hell. (I'm saving The Drunken Boat for a future list!)
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| Dicaprio as Rimbaud in "Total Eclipse" 1995 |
If we were to gather, we cultured and discerning sensitive poet types, in a genteel atmosphere replete with chamber orchestra and little tea cakes, if Arthur Rimbaud were to appear, he would likely show up drunk or high, dirty, crashing into the tables and loudly mocking both us and the musicians. He might cram cakes into his mouth like an ape, say a few words guaranteed to offend, and then leave. Well!
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| I am an other. |
Rimbaud's poetry is shocking, intense, unapologetic, wildly gorgeous, profane, and ingenious. It's filled with bizarre and unsettling imagery and is clearly the work of a unique soul. One wonders how a flame so bright didn't just burn itself out, and indeed, all of Rimbaud's poetry was finished by the time he was 20 years old. He went on to travel widely, always expending himself and searching for something I doubt he ever found.
What we do here is to take at least 3 of the 20 words I have selected from A Season In Hell (as translated Louise Varese from the original French) and use them in a new original poem of our own. Then just link, visit others, and affect a marvelous faux Frenchiness for the rest of the day. And now, your List:
asleep
catechism
charming
delirium
dialect
erotic
follies
French
hallucination
hyena
icicles
lazier
orchards
phantoms
playthings
season
sham
solace
vagabonds
wolf
God I love Rimbaud!
ReplyDeleteI might have guessed! I do too.
DeleteDo I get points not only for using all the words, but using them *in order*? LOL!
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DeleteAhahaha!! Non-transferable, I take it?
DeleteHa ha ha ha!
DeleteDamn him! QBIT took my comment.
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DeleteWhat a fascinating poet! Always learning something new Shay! I have the ducks in order this time with the Muse...with a few images that might sling people in both directions. I hope to be back, but will not promise what I cannot for sure do. We will see.....I do always want to but I blog for our county library and sometimes it just takes up a bunch of my time on Saturdays.
ReplyDeleteWe have several people who like to combine, so that's excellent, Carrie. Good luck with both your official and unofficial bloggings!
DeleteCarrie - awesome. I see that in the muse images. Really great.
DeleteCool....thank you Qbit...I do try to make them work in both directions. It is also fun to see what the images and words prompt in the different poems. I just wish I could get my own keyboard to clicking. LOL (Working on Saturdays doesn't help)
DeleteThank you Shay...I need all the luck I can get these days. <3
DeleteDare I say I have never read Rimbaud? But I recognize something in the quote above - as my gifted son, who is schizophrenic, writes things that are as amazingly deep and of another realm. I a very hermity these days, and happily so, not sure if words will come. But will give it a whirl.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherry. No one has supported my poetry for as long or as consistently as you have, and I thank you. And I see that you did get a poem up. Yay!
DeleteI wouldnt willingly miss a poem of yours! Yes, your word lists do jog something loose. They are always an interesting mix.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your introduction to Rimbaud here! You always make me want to read up on every poet whose work you share here! :-D
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