Paul Scheerbart

3 Novels:

"The rhythm represents the physiological emotion inseparable from the idea. Phonic values are embodied irrespective of the semantic aspect of the word. In his book 'L'Arte dei Rumori' ('The art of noises') (1913), Luigi Russolo, futurist, noted that 'there exists in language a wealth of timbre that no orchestra possesses... nature has endowed the instrument of the human voice with unique timbre-sounds. ... poets do not yet know how to derive from this inexhaustible source those expressive and emotive elements capable of giving their message a human resonance'."

Albert Ehrenstein

Magic Tales:

"THE EIGHT STATIONS OF SUFFERING

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1. Smyrna. Weakened by the privations of the long sea journey, the poet, before entering the city, dyes the gray hair on his head and beard. Sings for his very bread in the public squares. But the people laugh at him – he had a bad hair job; he ended up with green hair and beard. Exhausted, the poor beggar-musician, followed by children making fun of him, sits on a bench in the city park of Smyrna, falls asleep propped against the bottom of the city wall. Heedless of the sign, 'This area is for public-minded citizens,' a camel reaches over the wall and, attracted by the green color, devours Homer’s hair down to the scalp. After that he wears a wig."

Frank Mitchell

Racehorse Breeding Theories


The First Horse-Song of Frank Mitchell (Blue)
Navajo
Key: wnn N nnnn N gahn
All ahrenow some ‘re there & mine all (gahn) & some (gwing) there are mine all (gahn) & some
(gwing) there ‘re mine there nnnn N gahn
All ahrenow some ‘re there & mine all (gahn) & some (gwing) there are mine all mine all (gahn) &
some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnnn N gahn) because I was the boy raised ing the dawn & nnnn but some there are mine all
(gahn) & some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnnn N gahn) & in the howse the bluestone home & mmmrrr but some there’re all (gahn) &
some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnnn N gahn) & in the howse the shiningwingNdgahn & some there are mine all (gahn) & some
(gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnnn N gahn) & ing the swollenowse his breath has blown & nnnn but some there are mine all
(gahn) & some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnnn N gahn) & ing the howse the hoNloly home & mmmmm but some there ‘re mine (gahn) &
some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nmmmm N gahn) nndin the house of precious cloth we walk (p)pon (N gahn) & nnn but some
there are mine all (gahn) & some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnnn N gahn) N prayersticks that are blue N wwnnn but some there ‘re mine (gahn) & some
(gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnnn N gahn) with my feathers that are blue N wwnnn but some there ‘re mine all (gahn) &
some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnnn N gahn) with those spirit horses that are blue & wwnnn but some there ‘re mine all (gahn)
& some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnnn N gahn) with those spirit horses that are blue & dawn N nnnn but some there are mine all
(gahn) & some (gwing) there ‘ re mine there
(Nnnnn N gahn) with those spirit horses that are bluestonawu N nnnn but some there are mine all
(gahn) & some (gwing) there ‘ re mine there
(Nnnnn N gahn) with those horses that are bluestone & nnnn but some there are mine all (gahn) &
some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nmmmm N gahn) with cloth of evrygind to be(e) there N rrr but some there ‘re mine all (gahn) &
some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nmmmm N gahn) with jewels of everygind to be(e) there N rrr but some there are mine all (gahn)
& some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnng N gahn) with hoganorses of evrygind to be(e) there N rrr but some there are mine all (gahn)
& some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnn N gahn) with sheep of evrygind to be(e) there N rrr but some there are mine all (gahn) &
some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnn N gahn) with cattle of evrygind to be(e) there N rrr but some there are mine all (gahn) &
some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnn N gahn) with men of evrygine to be(e) there N rrr but some there are mine all (gahn) & some
(gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnn N gahn) my howse of precious cloth in my backgwingNgahn N nnn but some there are mine
all (gahn) & some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnn N gahn) the house mmm precious cloth we walk (p)pon & nnn but some there are mine all
(gahn) & some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnn N gahn) & everything that’s there before & mrrr we walk upon & nnnn but some there are
mine all (gahn) & some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnn N gahn) & everything that’s more & won’t be poor N gwing N gahn nnnn but some there
are mine all (gahn) & some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnn N gahn) my horses that are living to be old & blesst naht nnnn but some there are mine all
(gahn) & some (gwing) there ‘re mine there
(Nnnn N gahn) because I am the boy who blesses to be & dlll but some there ‘re mine all (gahn) &
some (gwing) there ‘re mine there nnnn N gahn
All ahrenow some ‘re there & mine all (gahn) & some (gwing) there are mine all (gahn) & some
(gwing) there ‘re mine there nnnn N gahn
All ahrenow some ‘re there & mine all (gahn) & some (gwing) there are mine all (gahn) & some
(gwing) there ‘re mine there nnnn N gaah!

Dorothy Demetracopolou Lee

"Some years ago, I published a book of selections of my articles. I had written them for my colleagues as a form of communication. When they appeared as a book, they were used in undergraduate courses. And I found out, with horror and guilt, that the students I talked to had found the truth. I was the author, I gave the authoritative statements. I could not even argue with them because they answered me back from the authority of my book. I felt that I had dumped a load of gravel on new, thin, weak, gloriously alive grass, or even on seed that had never had a chance to sprout."

1976. Valuing the Self. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press.

Walter of Chatillon

Satirical Poems:

"1. Tanto viro locuturi
studeamus esse puri,
set et loqui sobrie,
carum care venerari,
et ut simus caro cari,
careamus carie.

2. Decet enim, et hoc unum
est inprimis oportunum,
ut me ipsum iudicem;
homo vetus exuatur,
homo novus induatur
ante tantum iudicem.

3. Commendarem mundi mores,
set virtutis amatores
paucos esse doleo;
quod si pravos reprehendam
et eis non condescendam,
bella michi video."

Basa Andere--Rufus C. Camphausen

"(Basque, 'forest-woman') In Basque legend Basa Andere is said to be a beautiful woman, 'perfectly shaped' for love and covered all over with soft, golden hair like a cat's. This Basque 'wild lady' can usually be met near a sunlit stream in a forest, where she awaits the wanderer while combing the hair of her soft belly with a golden comb.

It is said that the pleasure of making love to a Basa Andere is so intense that a man will die from it at the height of his orgasm. The dead are found with their backs arched in the agony of unimaginable pleasure.
(From The Encyclopedia of Erotic Wisdom by Rufus Camphausen, 1991. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions)"

ARDAT-LILE They are noted for the voracity of their sexual appetites, and for the delight they take in doing harm to mankind.

BASILISC A monster who comes into existence as the result of some deviant sexual act, most commonly, sodomy.

CENTAURS Much more than the Satyrs, the Centaurs were forever lecherously inflamed.

CHUIAELS (or CIJURREYLS) Hindu succubi who perform fellatio until the very life is sucked out of the enraptured victim.

CORYBANTES Asiatic - orgiastic rites and wild dances.

DRUJAS (or DRUJES) noted for their raging lust, deceitfulness and general corruption. They delight in "crime and pollution," and their main objective is to lure others to ruin, pain and depravity.

Stanley Diamond

The Uses of the Primitive:

"contemporary states forge or ignore history; create political myths which propagate the official version of human nature and an inevitable past that wholly justifies the present. The capacity to create primitive myths that explore the ambivalence of man, and the incessant struggle for a common human identity simply withers like an unused human muscle."

the author finds himself rediscovering the flaw in the monolith--human nature--and the necessity of a more existential realization through a more primitive expression.