Riding the veiled galleon

by Paul Cowdell

Mahmou(th)*

The night fed snakes in her arms
and their jaws rattled lightly like castanets
in the cold
'And what a chore this is that you ask of me young man'
I thought as I chewed
'You look shiny'
this is what the captain of pedigree told me in a friendly manner as he fizzed
as it has been written
Whatever the case, my greasy look did not stop comparisons
which all proved to be against me
And against you
And Againstyou
It's enough to pull your hair
and then cut it
When I grow melancholic I start shooting penalties

* The meaning of this word was instantaneously recognised by D.S.

Yiannis Golfinopoulos
translated by Alexandra Halkias

Yannis performed the original Greek version of this poem during the 'Surrealist Survival Kits' public event in Athens on Saturday 4 June 2011.

Symbiotic Lime-Stone Quarry Phantoms

– Yes my marble eyes are still working

The Surrealist group in Stockholm, with friends, invite you to their exhibition
Location: Nationalgalleriet, Skomakargatan 3 in Gamla Stan, Stockholm
Opening: Saturday June 11, 6pm to 9pm
Opening hours: June 12 – 18, 3pm t0 9pm

Paintings, drawings, collective projects, sound, scents, video sculpture and poetry readings near the place of the skull.

Book table in the gallery with publications from the 25-year history of the Surrealist Group.

Sphinx Bokförlag presents the newly republished Swedish translation of André Breton's surrealist manifestos.


Participants:
Joel Abrahamsson
Christian Andersson
John Andersson
Johannes Bergmark
Peter Bigestans
Bukalemun
Paul Cowdell
Christofer Dahlby
Kalle Eklund
Jonas Enander
Kim Fagerstam
Çeren Findik
Merl Fluin
Mattias Forshage
GOMFILM
Patrick Hourihan
Riyota Kasamatsu
C M Lundberg
Robert Lindroth
Emma Lundenmark
Niklas Nenzén
Prismaginos
Sphinx Bokförlag
Theoni Tambaki
Tippi Tillvind
Ika Österblad


For full information:
http://www.surrealistgruppen.org/LimeStoneQuarryPhantoms.html
http://surrealistgruppen.org/kalkbrottsfantomer.html

Background info:
http://www.surrealistgruppen.org/experienceof.html
http://www.nationalgalleriet.just.nu/
http://sphinxforlag.se/surrealismensmanifest.htm
http://styxforlag.com/