Along the word Dalí
lies a mysterious ruined seashore.
Dalí—the chilling sound of the waves.

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One night
a human gift
was burning like a flower. 

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A map smeared with blood
spreads its blue.
The wings of waterbirds
hide the ocean.

—"Salvador Dalí“, ”Max Ernst“, ”Pablo Picasso“ by Shuzo Takiguchi

Read these surreal portraits of artists in verse, translated from the Japanese by Yuki Tanaka & Mary Jo Bang from our latest issue.