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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MAGNETIC FIELDS: FACTORY, by ANDRE BRETON Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The great legend of the railways and reservoirs Last Line: Maliciously with the star of enlistment Subject(s): Dadaism; Factories | |||
The great legend of the railways and reservoirs, the weariness of carriage animals, easily affect the hearts of certain men. Here are some who have had experience of driving-belts: regular breathing has become a thing of the past for them. I can say without fear of contradiction that industrial accidents are more seemly than prudent mar-riages. It can however happen that the boss's daughter crosses the courtyard. It is easier to get rid of a grease-stain than a dead leaf; at least one's hand does not tremble. Equidistant from the workshops for manufacture and those for decoration the prism of supervision plays maliciously with the star of enlistment. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN ABANDONED FACTORY, DETROIT by PHILIP LEVINE THEN AND NOW by CECIL DAY LEWIS THE JOB; FOR TOBEY by DORIANNE LAUX FRIDAY LUNCHBREAK by GREGORY ORR IN THE BINDERY by ELAINE TERRANOVA THE FACTORY; 'TIS AN ACCURSED THING! by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON THE VILLAGE MUNITIONS CO., INC.; FORMERLY THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS THE MARQUIS DE SADE REGAINED THE INTERIOR OF ... VOLCANO by ANDRE BRETON |
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