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ENG5860 Creative Writing: Poetry and Writing in Many Forms

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This page has examples of futurist, dada, surrealist, fluxus, and performace art from the late 20tth and early 21st centuries, with examples of south poetry, noise poetry, exquisite corpse, postcard art and more.

Dadaist Film

Ballet Mécanique (1923-4) is a Dadaist post-Cubist art film conceived, written, and co-directed by the artist Fernand Léger in collaboration with the filmmaker Dudley Murphy (with cinematographic input from Man Ray).[1] It has a musical score by the American composer George Antheil. However, the film premiered in silent version on 24 September 1924 at the Internationale Ausstellung neuer Theatertechnik (International Exposition for New Theater Technique) in Vienna presented by Frederick Kiesler. It is considered one of the masterpieces of early experimental filmmaking.

Sound Poetry

Sound poetry by dadaist Hugo Ball

Exquisite Corpse

Exquisite Corpse drawing from the Art Institute of Chicago collection by surrealists Man Ray,Joan Miró,,Yves Tanguy, and Max Morise