KRYSINSKA MARIE: (1857-1908) Polish-French Poet, Novelist and Musician. An active member of the Parisian creative and literary circles, including the “Jemenfoutistes”, “Hirsutes” or “Zutistes” of which she was the only female member. Rare A.L.S., `Marie Krysinska´, two pages, 8vo, Paris, n.d., in French. Krysinska invites her correspondent to the premiere of a performance she is leading, stating `Combien je vous serais reconnaissante cher Maitre de la bonté que vous auriez d´honorer de votre presence ma petite première de Kaïn lundi à 4h1/2 à la Boudinière´ (Translation: `How grateful I would be to you, dear Master, for the kindness that you would have if you honour with your presence my little premiere of Kain on Monday at 4:30 at La Boudinière´), and very interestingly further explains the reasons and goals of the spectacle, stating `Il y a dans notre spectacle d´Ombre, de la part de trois artistes sincères: Georges Bellenger, peintre, G. Street, musician et moi, une tentative de novateurs et notre plus cher désir est d´exposer notre effort aux yeux des plus hautains et des plus glorieux esthéticiens et écrivains…´ (Translation: `There is in our shadow show, performed by three sincere artists: Georges Bellenger, painter, G. Street, musician and me, an attempt of innovators and our dearest desire is to expose our effort to the eyes of the most haughty and of the most glorious aestheticians and writers…´) Small overall minor age wear, otherwise G

 

Although conventionally the innovation of free poetry is attributed to other 19^th century French poets, such as Gustave Khan or Jules Laforgue, it has to be noted that Marie Krysinska published free verse poetry in 1882, five years before other volumes featuring free verse poetry would appear in 1887, giving Krysinska an authentic claim to the title of “Innovator of free verse”