In the raw caverns of the Increate
we forge the dusk of Chaos
to that imperious jewellery of the Universe
— the Beautiful —
— Mina Loy, “Apology of Genius”
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Help interpret Loy’s genius and keep her work alive by adding your annotations to these poems:
- “Lunar Baedeker” (1921-22)
- “Brancusi’s Golden Bird” (1922)
You can also annotate lyrics from contemporary songs inspired by Mina Loy, such as:
- Billy Corgan, “Mina Loy (M.O.H.),” from the album TheFutureEmbrace (2005)
- Thurston Moore, “Mina Loy,” from the album Demolished Thoughts (2011)