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Book SynopsisA collection of extraordinary essays by one of the seminal Russian poets of the twentieth century
Trade Review"Illuminating." -- Jim Kates - Artsfuse
"Warmth and passion infuse a collection of poetry and prose...A well-chosen introduction to the artistic and spiritual forces that shaped a poet." -- Kirkus
"This collection of poetry and verse-infused prose from the celebrated Russian and Chuvash poet bows to the writers and artists who kept him creatively inspired during the Soviet era." -- Bret Stephens - New York Times Book Review
"A collection of essays and poems inspired by a life in art, Aygi’s work is impressive in its international scope and deep devotion to the ideal of a poetry...His own included poems are both simple and striking, showing that he belongs in the company of the authors about whom he writes." -- Publishers Weekly
"The most original voice in contemporary Russian poetry." -- Jacques Roubaud - Times Literary Supplement
"Aygi's vision is essentially ecstatic, even slavific. It was Aygi who referred to the free-verse lyric as ‘a kind of unrepeatable temple.’ His verse constitutes an argument for aesthetic and affective scale, a lyric ripple or tremor in the fabric of the language and the sensual life: individual, collective, planetary...." -- G. C. Waldrep - West Branch
