Tag Archives: Andre Breton

Kaleidoscopic Omniscience by Will Alexander

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Daniel

In the contemporary American poetry scene Will Alexander stands alone as a unique voice, regularly penning what fellow poet Brian Lucas recently described to me as “oracular, vatic, cosmically penetrating poetry.” Perhaps the most obvious categorisation is to place him … Continue reading →

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The Cult of Seizure by Rikki Ducornet

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Daniel

The lunatic algebra of Love. The frenzied orbits of Mood. The malarial temperatures of Wound. Symbols of the Cult of Seizure: This flesh, this amulet incised. This hot spoor of predators. This zodiac savaged in the sky. Anyone who has … Continue reading →

Posted in American Literature, Literature, New authors, New books, Poetry, Recommended reads | Tagged Absurdism, alchemy, American fiction, American novel, Andre Breton, Angela Carter, archetypal world, Art, Artaud, avant garde, Avant garde literature, Bestiary, de sade, deep zoo, dream logic, Dreams, Erzsebet Bathory, experimental fiction, fiction, Gaston Bachelard, Gertrude Stein, gnosticism, Helene Cixous, Italo Calvino, Jeanette Winterson, Jorge Luis Borges, Language poetry, Lautreamont, Lewis Carroll, Literature, Magic, Magic Realism, novel, Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, poetry, Rikki Ducornet, silling, small press, Surrealism, Sylvia Plath, symbolism. Porcupine's Quill, The Cult of Seizure, The Fan Maker's Inquisition, The Fountains of Neptune, William Blake, Wordsworth, writing, Zotl | 1 Comment

Rikki Ducornet on Skylight Press

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Daniel

“My first novel, The Stain, was set into motion by a powerful dream. That dream unleashed enough energy to fuel four novels—and this to my astonishment. I was an artist, after all, not a writer. Entering Fire, Phosphor in Dreamland, … Continue reading →

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Will Alexander on Skylight Press

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Daniel

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Will Alexander is a poet and visionary that has both dazzled and confounded the American poetry scene for a number of years. The most obvious categorisation is to place him in the imported Surrealist … Continue reading →

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Kaleidoscopic Omniscience by Will Alexander

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Rikki Ducornet on Skylight Press

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