So why are you using surrealist techniques? For complexity, incoherence, psychological needs? Luke On Tue, 4 Sep 2018 at 14:02, David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I've had extensive dealings with Yodel and its complaints service lately > and would suggest that it covers both post-surrealism and devices > meaningfully combining into incoherence very nicely indeedy-deed. > > Dave > > On 4 September 2018 at 11:56, Luke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Ok so what I'm working with is: *devices meaningfully combining into >> incoherence*. >> >> A very good example of that meaningfulness would be any parody of >> closure... but it works with e.g. Imagism, I think, too; a collage that >> makes no literal sense but is still meaningful >> >> Luke >> >> On Tue, 4 Sep 2018 at 11:29, Luke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> sounds like a good thing! >>> >>> Luke >>> >>> On Tue, 4 Sep 2018 at 10:38, Tim Allen < >>> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>>> I tend to describe myself in general as a post-surrealist, or at least >>>> I prefer that to some other things I get called - the problem is it is a >>>> very wide ranging 'post' >>>> >>>> On 4 Sep 2018, at 10:09, Luke wrote: >>>> >>>> Sorry, a little drunk there... >>>> I'm trying to find a starting point from which to say a poem works, >>>> rather than does something I like or feel I should. A specific type of >>>> 'verisimilitude', does that make sense? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from the BRITISH-IRISH-POETS list, click the following >>>> link: >>>> >>>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=BRITISH-IRISH-POETS&A=1 >>>> >>> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the BRITISH-IRISH-POETS list, click the following >> link: >> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=BRITISH-IRISH-POETS&A=1 >> > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the BRITISH-IRISH-POETS list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=BRITISH-IRISH-POETS&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the BRITISH-IRISH-POETS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=BRITISH-IRISH-POETS&A=1