Franklin Rosemont, surrealist poet and labor historian died.

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In Chicago, Franklin Rosemont, the legendary surrealist poet and labor historian, died of an apparent stroke or aneurysm. Rosemont–founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group, de-facto editor of Charles H. Kerr publishing house, and author of Lamps Hurled at the Stunning Algebra of Ants, among other collections–was 66.

The Chicago Tribune ran this appreciation Wednesday. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-hed-rosemont-15-apr15,0,4037892.story

An obit from CounterPunch.

The Socialist Worker weighs in.

An appreciation from Samizdat Blog.

From the Anarchist News.

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/04/deborah-digges-and-franklin-rosemont/