New Impressions of Africa Sophie Collins

New Impressions of Africa Sophie CollinsRaymond Roussel (trans. Mark Ford) Poet, novelist, playwright, and chess enthusiast, Raymond Roussel (1877 1933) was one of the French belle poque's most compelling literary figures. During his lifetime, Roussel's work was vociferously championed by the surrealists, but never achieved the widespread acclaim for which he yearned. New Impressions of Africa is undoubtedly Roussel's most extraordinary work. Since its publication in 1932, this weird and

Achter alles zit een plan

and others–he was dedicated to the particular experience of the marginalized

From corners in Harlem through North Carolina back roads

maar altijd in een volstrekt eigen vorm

sometimes dreamy

a global poetics of diaspora

but also the home of a behemoth transformer substation and where a little boy has drowned

users down volatile cocktails to see what happens

die grote ontvormer van mens en moraal

is widely considered to be one of the most generative and innovative works of contemporary American poetry

including Paul Celan

Aase Berg's Transfer Fat (Forsla fett)