And from that time on I bathed in the Poem Of the Sea, star-infused and churned into milk, Devouring the green azures; where, entranced in pallid flotsam, A dreaming drowned man sometimes goes down.
Arthur RimbaudRead
Hay que ser absolutamente Moderno
Interpretation
Embrace modernity and innovation in thought and expression.
The quote 'Hay que ser absolutamente Moderno' by Arthur Rimbaud emphasizes the importance of being completely modern, urging individuals to fully engage with contemporary ideas and experiences. This call for modernity reflects Rimbaud's revolutionary spirit in art and poetry, challenging traditions and advocating for progress in both personal and societal contexts.
In practice
In a speech at a creative conference, one might say, 'As Rimbaud suggested, we must be absolutely modern to lead the way in art and expression.'
And from that time on I bathed in the Poem Of the Sea, star-infused and churned into milk, Devouring the green azures; where, entranced in pallid flotsam, A dreaming drowned man sometimes goes down.
My wisdom is as spurned as chaos. What is my nothingness, compared to the amazement that awaits you?
In the great glasshouses streaming with condensation, the children in mourning-dress beheld marvels.
I turned silences and nights into words. What was unutterable, I wrote down. I made the whirling world stand still.
Idle youth, enslaved to everything; by being too sensitive I have wasted my life.
What a life! True life is elsewhere. We are not in the world.
I began drawing as a very young child and had a grandfather who experimented with photography, so those things constituted my first exposure to art.
A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong.
Designing renders visible our hopes and dreams. It is the first signal of human intentions.
...And, all at once, the moon arouse through the thin ghastly mist, And was crimson in color... And they lynx which dwelleth forever in the tomb, came out therefrom. And lay down at the feet of the demon. And looked at him steadily in the face.
What my character is or how many jails I have lounged in, or wards or walls or wassails, how many lonely-heart poetry readings I have dodged, is beside the point. A man's soul or lack of it will be evident with what he can carve upon a white sheet of paper.
You can't read to yourself. It's your inner ear that hears a poem. If you hear a poet read his own work, it becomes very exciting. The melody is a great part of it.
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