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Charles Henri Ford - Modern American Poetry

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Charles Henri Ford: Catalyst Among Poets
Interview by Asako Kitaori

Whenever Charles Henri Ford is mentioned, his name evokes the image of one whose creative genius comes in and out of focus: when, where, how and in what context.

The name is easily remembered, yet what he's exactly known for has eluded even the most erudite observer. As Jean Cocteau once said of him: "He is a poet in everything he creates."

Charles Henri Ford blazed his way onto the literary scene in the early s with the publication of his poetry in some of the most prestigious periodicals of the day, including Hound and Horn, Transition, New Directions Annual, The New Yorker, and Poetry (Chicago).

He is considered by many to be America's first Surrealist poet. His selected poems, Out of the Labyrinth, published by City Lights Books, covers a remarkable six decades.

As a teenager, Ford launched an experimental literary magazine Blues, publi Henry Ford - Biography, Founder of Ford Motor Company BOJA