Passage à l'Act n°1.2: New Literary Journal from Henri Poncet
Henri Poncet relaunches as L'ACT MEM éditeur, succeeding Comp'Act and preserving its 400-book backlist. The new journal Passage à l'Act replaces La Polygraphe and La Main de Singe. The inaugural issue features a manifesto-like text by Martin Rueff on the act of passage, translations of Sinisgalli, Kouwenaar, Xie Lingyun, and three young American poets introduced by Christophe Lamiot. Contributors include Dominique Meens, Claire Malroux, Jo Guglielmi, Amélie Collet, Hélène Sanguinetti, Todrani, and Pincemin. A dossier on Jacques Henric, edited by Pascal Boulanger, includes contributions from Andrée Barret, Philippe Forest, and Elisabeth Joannès. The issue is rich with photographs and a new format and typography.
Key facts
- Henri Poncet launches L'ACT MEM éditeur, succeeding Comp'Act.
- Comp'Act's backlist of 400 books is preserved.
- Passage à l'Act replaces La Polygraphe and La Main de Singe.
- Comp'Act published poetry, prose, theater, philosophy, and translations for 20 years until 2006.
- The inaugural issue features a text by Martin Rueff on the act of passage.
- Translations include Sinisgalli, Kouwenaar, Xie Lingyun, and three young American poets.
- Christophe Lamiot introduces the young American poets.
- Contributors include Dominique Meens, Claire Malroux, Jo Guglielmi, Amélie Collet, Hélène Sanguinetti, Todrani, and Pincemin.
- A dossier on Jacques Henric is edited by Pascal Boulanger.
- The dossier includes contributions from Andrée Barret, Philippe Forest, and Elisabeth Joannès.
- The issue features many photographs and a new format and typography.
Entities
Artists
- Henri Poncet
- Martin Rueff
- Sinisgalli
- Kouwenaar
- Xie Lingyun
- Christophe Lamiot
- Dominique Meens
- Claire Malroux
- Jo Guglielmi
- Amélie Collet
- Hélène Sanguinetti
- Todrani
- Pincemin
- Pascal Boulanger
- Jacques Henric
- Andrée Barret
- Philippe Forest
- Elisabeth Joannès
Institutions
- L'ACT MEM éditeur
- Comp'Act
- La Polygraphe
- La Main de Singe
Sources
- artpress —