Bidspirit auction | TSUJI (Setsuko). O. Tóquio. 1987-1990.

TSUJI (Setsuko). O. Tóquio. 1987-1990. - TSUJI (Setsuko) O . N. 30 (Ago 1987); n. 39 (Mai 1990). Tóquio: O/168, 1987-1990. 2 vols.: [28] pp. cada: il.; 210 mm. Two issues of the Japanese visual and experimental poetry magazine ”O, ” edited in Tokyo by Tsuji Setsuko, published by O/168 and distributed by Kinokuniya Shoten in Shinjuku. The magazine is one of the most internationally renowned Japanese visual poetry publications of the 1980s and 90s, connecting the work of Japanese poets with contributions from artists in the international network of visual poetry and mail art. Each issue is divided into three sections: ”essai et critique” (essay and critique), ”poème” (poem), and ”poème visuel” (visual poem), with the section titles in French. Regular Japanese contributors include Tanabe Makoto, Demura Shin'ichirō, Sawada Shin'ichi, Morimoto Hidekazu, Ito Isamu, and Tsuji Setsuko, the editor herself. The international guests featured in these two issues include Julien Blaine (Marseille, 1942), a French action and performance poet, editor of the magazine Doc(k)s and a central figure in European action poetry; Scott Helmes (USA), a visual poet active in the North American mail art network; and John Solt, an American poet based in Japan. An unusual group in the European market. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate