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Rosie Whinray's avatar

Holy hell. I thought it was you, talking to me

A. A. Kostas's avatar

Great work! I'm a longtime Apollinaire fan, but I'll check out that book so I can also become a Khlebnikov fan

vanechka's avatar

cheers! I also suggest digging into his lore, it's very complementary to his art (or the other way around)

Symon Storozhenko's avatar

Excellent translation, Vanya! Now we demand some of his zaum pieces in English))

vanechka's avatar

Cheers! The linked book probably does that, if you’re curious! I have it on my desk but I haven’t finished it all — there are quite curious parallels between two poets, it’s remarkable conceptually — but I’d be willing to attempt some translations myself for sure, for educational purposes at least

Zack Grafman's avatar

Ok yeah that’s incredible

Gene's avatar
Sep 4Edited

Vanya. You posted a pic/thumbnail of a gent with a skull. Is that a nod to Madam Blavatsky? Has that vibe and stare.

vanechka's avatar

It’s Khlebnikov himself actually. Not sure it was a nod to Blavatsky on his part, didn’t remember anything of sorts from his lore

Gene's avatar

Do you draw inspiration from Khlebnikov’s and Harms’s absurdists works?

vanechka's avatar

unintentionally — perhaps

Trilety Wade's avatar

Brilliant!!!