Come To The Edge Poem by Christopher Logue
Come To The Edge
Come to the edge.
We might fall.
Come to the edge.
It's too high!
COME TO THE EDGE!
And they came,
and he pushed,
And they flew.
" Come to the Edge" , from New Numbers (London: Jonathan Cape,1969) pp.65-66 Originally written for a poster advertising an Apollinaire exhibition at the ICA in 1961 or 1962, and there titled " Apollinaire Said" . The poem is therefore often misattributed to Guillaume Apollinaire. (Source: Quote…Unquote Newsletter, July 1995, p.2)
This is a quote (paraphrased badly) not an original poem. “Come to the edge, he said. We can't, we're afraid! they responded. Come to the edge, he said. We can't, We will fall! they responded. Come to the edge, he said. And so they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.” Guillaume Apollinaire 19th C. Poet and Journalist. ― Guillaume Apollinaire
Lanak, Please can you show me where this is recorded - any evidence to show that Guillaume Apollinaire wrote the original? All my research points to Logue writing in response to Apollonaire. Thanks.
Logue's version is better. At least it is in English. And by taking out the unnecessary clutter 'they responded: he said, etc. he has given urgency and meaning to the original.
The edge is delicate. There is for support for one another when we at our edge. Nice poem
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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This is not by Christopher L! Very famous quote by Guillaume Apollinaire.
often attributed to Guillaume Apollinaire, but is in fact only dedicated to him. It was originally written for a poster advertising an Apollinaire exhibition at the ICA in 1961 or 1962, and was titled 'Apollinaire Said', hence the misattribution