“I’m now making myself as scummy as I can. Why? I want to be a poet, and I’m working at turning myself into a seer. You won’t understand any of this, and I’m almost incapable of explaining it to you. The idea is to reach the unknown by the derangement of all the senses. It involves enormous suffering, but one must be strong and be a born poet. It’s really not my fault.”

—Rimbaud

 

*Portrait by Jef Rosman

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6 responses to “Rimbaud On Sacrifice and Art”

  1. Reblogged this on Write and Create (from Creative Writing Course) and commented:
    thanks for all the “follows”, Nicholas
    Regards
    craig
    PS
    Best wishes from the First City to see the light

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    1. My pleasure, Craig. Thanks for the positivity and sharing your work (as well as mine).

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      1. A pleasure here too (as I can appreciate your skills), Nicolas
        Kind regards
        “the world’s worst photographer” craig

        PS
        Best wishes from the First City to see the light

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  2. Rimbaud says it well! Best wishes.

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