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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MANIFESTO ON FEEBLE AND BITTER LOVE, by TRISTAN TZARA Poem Explanation Poet's Biography
First Line: To make a dada poem
Last Line: The poem will be like you
Alternate Author Name(s): Rosenstock, Sami; Rosenfeld, S.
Subject(s): Dadaism; Jews; Mysticism – Judaism; Poetry & Poets; Judaism
First Line: To make a dada poem
Last Line: The poem will be like you
Alternate Author Name(s): Rosenstock, Sami; Rosenfeld, S.
Subject(s): Dadaism; Jews; Mysticism – Judaism; Poetry & Poets; Judaism
To make a dada poem
Take a newspaper.
Take a pair of scissors.
Choose an article as long as you are planning to make your poem.
Cut out the article.
Then cut out each of the words that make up this article & put them in a bag.
Shake it gently.
Then take out the scraps one after the other in the order in which they left the
bag.
Copy conscientiously.
The poem will be like you.
Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA
98368-0271, www.cc.press.org
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