Amid the din of Russia’s patriotic sentiments and Instagram instants, is there any room left for the voice of a poet? Despite the many entertainments and distractions of modern life, Anzhelina Polonskaya’s spare but cutting poems in Take Me to Stavanger declare a wholehearted “Yes.” This bilingual Russian-English volume makes a refuge for the poet and her readers, plumbing the depths of contemporary melancholy and ennui. Beautifully crafted idiosyncratic dissections of a strong individual who refuses to go along with the currents of popular culture or political jingoism invite readers to slow down and pay attention.
- ISBN10 0822967162
- ISBN13 9780822967163
- Publish Date 17 October 2023
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Pittsburgh Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 80
- Language English