Alexander Kabanov

Alexander Kabanov is a Russian writer, publisher and poet living in Kyiv. He is the author of four books of poetry and the editor-in-chief of the journal of cultural resistance ‘ShO’ (www.sho.kiev.ua) in Russian
and Ukrainian. He also organises poetry festivals and slams.

From an Interview with him:

“The mythologems of the Internet interest me as an
additional linguistic tool; they may not enrich the general lexis, but they do at least introduce some novelty
and diversity. This is a new living space with its own code of behaviour, language, aesthetics and
manias…. It is natural that this new existential space has a considerable infl uence not only on those writing
poetry and prose, but also on any active user. People use the Internet to buy goods, make new acquaintances,
get married, relax, create and destroy their author’s page…. Almost like in real life. At the same
time, when putting this world into words, we encounter paradoxes: let’s only think about the meaning of
the wonderful phrase ‘virtual death’! :)”

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