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Transponance. No.10 / Rea Nikonova, Serge Segay, editors ; Nikonova R ; Segay S ; Konstriktor B ; Nik A ; Kruchenykh A ; Ey A., 1981

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Identifier: CC-44808-46977

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Scope and Contents

According to Jerry Janecek, this copy is a mainly a carbon copy typescript with texts by Nikanova, Segay, Konstrictor, and A. Nik. It includes a section of Nikonova's system of poetic devices with examples. Three pages of poetry that are handwritten in ink are contributed by Konstrictor and Segay. Konstrictor comments on Nikanova's system followed by counter-responses. There is a section that consists of lines of poetry by various poets beginning with the word "kak" carrying on Kruchenykh 's "revelation" of the anal-erotic nature of much Russian poetry. Nikonova wrote under the name Anna Tarshis and Konstrictor under the name of Boris Vantalov. NOTE THAT ISSUE NO.9 THAT INCLUDED WORK BY REA NIKONOVA, SERGE SEGAY, VLADAMIR ERL' AND VASILISK GNEDOV and ISSUE NO.11 THAT INCLUDED WORKS BY REA NIKONOVA, IGOR' BAKHTEREV, SERGE SEGAY, BORIS KUDRYAKOV, VLADIMIR ERL', BORIS KONSTRICTOR, KARI UNKSOVA, AND VASILISK GNEDOV WERE NEVER OFFERED TO THE SACKNER ARCHIVE (the missing issues and contributors were noted by Tim Klaehn, a German scholar in contemporary Russian artist books). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1981

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover periodical + pages (typed carbon, typed, ink additions) + 3 drawings (ink, handwriting) + page (typed, fold-out) + page (typed carbon, crayon) + 2 pages (typed carbon, crayon, ink) + page (typed carbon, graphite) (77 pages) in front cover (ball point pen ink) + back cover (collage, paper)) ; 20.4 x 14.7 x .5 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

box shelf alcov

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Eysk, Russia : Rea Nikonova/Serge Segay.General: About 5 total copies. General: Added by MARVIN; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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