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Rosie Whinray's avatar

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

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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

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Vanya Bagaev's avatar

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

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Symon Storozhenko's avatar

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

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Vanya Bagaev'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

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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.

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Vanya Bagaev'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

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Gene's avatar

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

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Vanya Bagaev's avatar

unintentionally — perhaps

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Trilety Wade's avatar

Brilliant!!!

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