A Nasty Little Quatrain

Posted on 4 May, 2012 by Editor

The avant-garde marched up a cul-de-sac,
And “Forward!” they keep shouting from the back.
They bang their knees and noses on the wall,
They’re just as fucked as Arthur was by Paul.

 

John Gibbens

(text and graphic)


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3 Responses to A Nasty Little Quatrain

    1. I don’t get it.

      Also, the image doesn’t work.

      Comment by Fergus on 10 May, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    2. The image is now working. The quatrain is a wry comment on avant-garde poetry with a sly allusion to the relationship between Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine in what the latter refers to as ‘that city from the Bible’.

      Comment by Editor on 18 May, 2012 at 10:52 am

    3. Ridiculous! Absurd! Disgusting!
      to quote A Rimbaud’s critique of A Rimbaud’s works

      Comment by JohnGibbens on 14 June, 2012 at 5:28 pm

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