His career in radio began in 1932 with a show dedicated to Fantômas. During that time, he became friends with Picasso, Hemingway, Artaud and John Dos Passos; published many critical reviews on jazz and cinema; and became increasingly involved in politics. He wrote for many periodicals, including "Littérature", "La Révolution surréaliste" and "Variétés". Besides his numerous collections of poems, he published three novels, "Deuil pour deuil" (1924), "La Liberté ou l'amour!" (1927) and "Le vin est tiré" (1943); a play, "La Place de l'étoile" (1928; revised 1944); and a film script, "L'Étoile de mer" (1928), which was directed by Man Ray that same year.