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More on the New and Recently-Dusted Off Event Honoring Danhil Kharms

October 19, 2009, 1:08 pm

 

 Daniil Kharms was an absurdist writer whose prose poems and longer pieces were criticisms of the Stalinist regime. He died in a mental hospital. Most recently, there has been a revival of an interest in Kharms. And he's been translated again--brilliantly--by Malvei Yankelevich.  I'll be appearing with Malvei Ynkelevich this Thursday.  Yankelevich will be reading from his translations.  I'll read some of my prose poems that celebrate the vision and spirit of Kharms.   This Thursday at  the Space Gallery  (1141 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109).7:00.