The growth of organic verse..

[Leanne]

I'M a bit confused as to how this differs from the surreal exercise offered in the practice threads.

It doesn't except for the Latin

I never thought I'd see Tectak proving Breton's point. It is the nature of the human mind to demand order and meaning, but a fully conscious mind will often proscribe certain meanings because of this very tendency -- so by abandoning absolute consciousness and allowing a degree of automation we connect hand to unconscious in unholy chaotic union and consequences be damned! Even the "lightweight stuff" can reveal quite a lot about the thought processes of the poet (although one dwells upon those processes too long at his/her extreme peril). Nonetheless, viewed in the proper light a surrealist text -- or organic, if you prefer -- is an insight into the mind of the writer, but far more into the mind of the reader and his/her tendency to make connections where perhaps another reader would see something entirely different. This process still creates a general mood and leads the reader in a particular direction, but the scenery varies depending on the light. The finished product, viewed in conjunction with the starting point and the editing process, can reveal even more frightening things about the writer

This is how I write probably 80% of my stuff. That should come as no surprise to anyone who's ever read something of mine and said "what the fuck?". Which is most likely everyone Even sonnets and villanelles and such, now that I've written so very many of them, are part of an automated process. Hooray for robots!