Ilya Kaminsky
Author
Language
English
Description
Ilya Kaminsky's astonishing parable in poems asks us, What is silence?
Deaf Republic opens in an occupied country in a time of political unrest. When soldiers breaking up a protest kill a deaf boy, Petya, the gunshot becomes the last thing the citizens hear, they all have gone deaf, and their dissent becomes coordinated by sign language. The story follows the private lives of townspeople encircled by public violence: a newly married couple, Alfonso...
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Deaf Republic opens in an occupied country in a time of political unrest. When soldiers breaking up a protest kill a deaf boy, Petya, the gunshot becomes the last thing the citizens hear--they all have gone deaf, and their dissent becomes coordinated by sign language. The story follows the private lives of townspeople encircled by public violence. At once a love story, an elegy, and an urgent plea, these poems confronts our time's vicious atrocities...
Author
Publisher
Tupelo Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Winner of the 2002 Tupelo Press Dorset Prize, this magical book of poems written by a Russian immigrant who came to America only a few years ago without knowing a single word of English, draws readers in ineluctably. Although a recent arrival, Kaminsky's ear for the music in English is better than most poets born here. As readers quickly realize upon opening the book, Kaminsky's poetry isn't just beautiful-it is unforgettable.
An undisputed rising...
Author
Publisher
Alice James Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A collection of poetry from Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva translated by poets Ilya Kaminsky and Jean Valentine. Includes an introduction by Stephanie Sandler and afterword by Ilya Kaminsky. Also includes a CD with readings of poems in the original Russian.
