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The Perpetual Motion Machine

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The Perpetual Motion Machine
The Story of an Invention

Paul Scheerbart

Translated by Andrew Joron

Andrew Joron

Andrew Joron was raised in Stuttgart, Germany, Lowell, MA, and Missoula, MT. He studied under anarchist philosopher Paul Feyerabend at UC Berkeley, obtaining a BA in philosophy of science. Joron began writing science-fiction poetry before turning to surrealist-influenced lyric, reflecting his association with Philip Lamantia. His translations from German include philosopher Ernst Bloch's Literary Essays.

Trance Archive
New and Selected Poems

Andrew Joron

Like a chance encounter between Einstein and Breton, Trance Archive embraces philosophy, science, and surrealism.