Brancusi’s Golden Bird
Mina Loy
1882 to 1966
Track 1
Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. You can also use the up (↑) and down (↓) arrows to move a line one place at a time, or the top (⇑) and bottom (⇓) arrows to move a line directly to the top or bottom. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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has lopped the extremities
in gorgeous reticence...
its significance
The immaculate
into a lump of metal
to continent sculpture
—bare as the brow of Osiris—
become the aesthetic archetype
the nucleus of flight
this breast of revelation
of polished hyperaesthesia
licked by chromatic flames
the Alpha and Omega
of the inaudible bird
had rubbed and rubbed
shrills with brass
of crest and claw
some patient peasant God
unwinged unplumed
A naked orientation
As if
This gong
the ultimate rhythm
as the aggressive light
from
in labyrinths of reflections
The toy
The absolute act
conception
strikes
occurs
of Form
an incandescent curve
conformed
of art
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