A Fluke: A mistranslation of Stéphane Mallarmé’s ‘Un coup de dés...’ by Chris Edwards                             April 2006 | Jacket 29 Contents | Homepage |
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COMME SI


an Institution

a silence





dance of calculations approaching



hangs vertiginous










simply

enrols the iconic vacuum

oh

the mystery

precipitous

hurling

turbulence hilarity and horror



over the gap

sans jonquils

or furore

and gives it the finger


COMME ÇA

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