A collection of texts written between 1983 and 2016, enabling us to comprehend the singularity of Sivan's work. Prefaces in opening section offer insights into this unusual poetry, pointing the links between Sivan's poetic universe and those of Denis Roche,
Raymond Roussel, Charles Olson, Maurice Roche,
Marcel Duchamp…
French
poet Jacques Sivan (1955-2016) invented a poetry freed from codes and conventions of language to reflect the plural complexity of the world. With
Vannina Maestri and
Jean-Michel Espitallier, he created and directed the review
Java. His poetry was published in leading journals of contemporary poetry (
TXT,
Revue de Littérature Générale,
Doc(k)s,
Action poétique,
Res Poetica, etc.). He also collaborated with artists such as filmmaker Marie Poitevin and musician
Cédric Pigot.
