Henri Michaux
Belgian-French poet and painter who experimented with altered states of consciousness to expand poetic possibility. His Plume and A Barbarian in Asia show his originality.
Works
- Qui je FusBelgian poet's experimental narratives exploring consciousness, identity, and being
- EcuadorBelgian travel narrative depicting South American landscape as psychological exploration
- PlumeBelgian poet's surreal vignettes of an ineffectual protagonist drifting through misadventure
- Miserable MiracleBelgian poet's account of mescaline experience and its philosophical implications
- Epreuves ExorcismesBelgian poet's verses invoking exorcism, spiritual cleansing, and transformative power