
Which probably sounds like a typical artist. To accomplish this task, he developed a creative process known as "disordering of all the senses," by exposing himself to fasting, pain, alcohol, drugs-any mind-altering substance or activity, basically.

To reach this unknown, according to Rimbaud, would be the greatest achievement, "because he has cultivated his own soul-which was rich to begin with-more than any other man! … even if he ends up losing the understanding of his visions, at least he has seen them!"Īrthur Rimbaud helped create symbolist poetry.
