I found this in a charity shop the other day, first edition (May 1968 - appropriately), printed by Liberation Press, Chicago. Surrealism as a 'call to arms for the reinvention of everyday life'? Why not. The revolutionary fervour and optimism for the power of surrealist poetry may sound naive today but as with so many texts from the 60s it's also hard not to read this without feeling a touch of envy for times and attitudes that speak of revolution as if it was possible. Here is the intro to this slim volume of Rosemont's poems accompanied by his own illustrations.
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