It helps if you understand the context - this was written not long after WW1, so the imagery of the orchestra and all the percussion is to some extent a metaphor for pounding guns and cannons, while the chaotic layout, the frantic pace at some points and the occasional all-caps words also have to do with the feelings of stress and disturbance one gets during war (the collection it's from is called "Occupied City" for a reason).
Okay. So now it all makes sense. That's really cool though.
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Heart Crown and Mirror (Poetry by Guillaume Apollinaire)
- 15/01/2011 08:57:40 PM
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I'd heard of Apollinaire, but I hadn't seen these before, kinda neat.
- 15/01/2011 09:41:51 PM
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Re: I'd heard of Apollinaire, but I hadn't seen these before, kinda neat.
- 15/01/2011 09:59:01 PM
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And the poem in the link was cool. I was surprised when it started moving.
- 15/01/2011 10:02:09 PM
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Yeah, obviously the moving is an addition of the guy who put it online.
- 15/01/2011 10:32:33 PM
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Re: Yeah, obviously the moving is an addition of the guy who put it online.
- 15/01/2011 10:48:41 PM
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Okay, well, the first part should read something like this (obviously without the layout):
- 15/01/2011 11:02:44 PM
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Wow, interesting...That's not at all what I got.
- 16/01/2011 12:24:41 AM
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