Amelia Orr's Reviews > The Magnetic Fields

Some of the most fascinating writing I have ever read!!!This work is essentially witnessing someone else’s dreams, almost like a looking through a kaleidoscope. The writing itself is so profoundly gorgeous but isn’t strictly classifiable as poetry. I started Rimbaud’s Illuminations at the same time as this and the inspiration drawn is very noticeable. Also draws a lot from Baudelaire. Tbh Magnetic Fields is under-recognized in its significance to contemporary lit through its experimentation and the use of automatic writing. First true example of surrealism through lit. Both very personal and very nonsensical.