Forum of poetic Cultures

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On the following pages you will find works and texts by artists and poets from all over the world. Surrealism – the influence of this revolutionary movement, which had characterized after the World War I, still characterizes in some way avant-garde thinking and action in Europe and worldwide until today.

The founders of the Forum of Poetic Cultures are all standing in the tradition of the Surrealist group, initiated by André Breton and his friends in Paris in 1924.

Today, there is an extensive range of printed publications and other media on the history and development of Surrealism in general, its diverse currents and individual protagonists in particular. A representative selection of these publications is listed in the forum on corresponding bibliography and filmography pages.

In view of the Internet also providing themselves a wealth of information on the subject. Selected websites have been put together for you.

The artists active in the forum themselves are represented with numerous individual contributions – including biographical information as well as links to personal websites, Wikipedia articles or films on appropriate platforms.

The project's task is to create a chronicle of the Dadaist, Surrealist and Post-Surrealist movements worldwide.

Peter Schneider-Rabel