Monday, April 28, 2008

"provided that he sticks out his tongue

like a bellrope that you yank out
to the hilt."

Benjamin Péret, To Sleep Standing Up

Sheheryar is obsessed with Mexican artists. Diego Rivera; Frida Kahlo; Manuel Alvarez Bravo. Right now he is reading everything he can find about Remedios Varo. I am sitting on the couch reading Benjamin Péret. He shows me pictures and makes me read snippets. Suddenly, I come across Péret's name. I read closer. What? Varo and Péret were married? Talk about synchronicity! Now I am reading his book and he is reading mine.

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