Poetry Familiar Demons A poem by the French Surrealist poet José Pierre translated into English (with apologies to the poet) Everyday imps, Come to roost On the slightest lapse In concentration. They come to peck From the hollow of our hand The meagre crumbs Of our genius.
Familiar Demons
A poem by the French Surrealist poet José Pierre translated into English (with apologies to the poet)
Everyday imps, Come to roost On the slightest lapse In concentration. They come to peck From the hollow of our hand The meagre crumbs Of our genius.