Quick note: Thanks for the submissions everyone - keep them coming! We have a vibrant and surreal mix of poems here, from Agnes Marton's vivid dadaist writing to Anthony Adler's reflective poem 'Entropy'. Be inspired, and happy reading!
- Beth Jellicoe
COLIN-MAILLARD
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higgledy-piggledy-hereIam-don'tcatchme-switchery-witchery-whereIam-can'ttellme-drowning-and-feathery-hereIam-don'tcatchme-crosswordme-puzzleme-jigsawme-freakshowme-addme-and-multiply-distractme-disturbme-solveme-and-dissolveme-confessme-destroyme-IDme-KOme-kidnapme-hijackme-rogerme-blackmailme-calmme-and-exciteme-tremble-and-easeme-and-fightme-and-enlightme-frameme-and-mirrorme-wholeme-and-fractureme-stream-ocean-riverme-poolme-and-jacuzzi-chimpanzee-pavian-lemurme-and-maki-ABC-do-re-mi-arctis-and-antarctis-layka-and-kontiki-orchid-and-rosemary-poppyseed-flavoury-swallowme-mallowme-mellowme-melonme-lendme-and-borrowme-pullme-and-followme-questionme-answerme-quoteme-and-floatme-and-rockme-and-shockme-and-shipme-worshipme-fleshme-and-flashme-and-flexme-and-fixme-rootme-and-trunkme-and-branchme-and-forkme-and-nestme-and-barkme-and-growthring-and-leaves-woodpeckme-wormme-and-warmme-ney-ney-and-eeyore-woof-woof-and-noch-nochme-hachoo-and-coughme-and-hiccup-belch-throwmeup-sanskrit-and-swahili-chinese-and-bengali-decipher-lucifer-nuptialdanceangel-solidme-and-fluid-maizecircle-android-K2-and-toubkalme-triglav-and-everest-twistme-and-riskme-just-upside-down-outside-in-temptme-and-sendme-but-don'teverhavearest-hauntme-and-raveme-and-lineme-and-zigzagme-curveme-and-roundme-and-flatme-and-hoover-and-vapourme-mazeme-and-pathme-and-cruiseme-and-diveme-zorb-bungeejump-klettersteig-dinosaur-cyclopsme-doldrumsme-toastme-and-butterme-salt-pepper-hotchilli-horseradish-mustardme-widenme-lengthenme-shorten-and-enlargeme-dipme-and-chipme-and-liftme-violet-magenta-turquoise-and-royalblue-nephritegreen-rainbowme-brainme-and-cicatrix-navelstring-trickleme-tickletheivories-mountainme-reefme-and-stoneme-and-pebbleme-airme-fearme-and-feverme-forceme-and-fireme-waterme-earth-windme-and-sunme-(la-terre-du-vent-et-du-soleil-moi-et-moi-et-moi)-and-rainme-and-stormme-and-snowdropme-marchme-and-mayjuneme-monday-and-thursdayme-fiveo'clock-middayme-hereIam-onetwothree-fetchme-but-don'tcatchme-hereIambreathlesslyfindmebutdon'tcatchme
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Bio:
"Agnes Marton: Hungarian-born poet, editor, linguist, translator. Regularly works together with visual artists, takes part in exhibitions and art projects in Europe, in the USA and in New Zealand. Performs in 5 countries. Her book: 'Sculpture/poésie' with Mani Bour."
