In Praise of Poetry
ISBN-13: 9781940953021
Contributor(s): Olga Sedakova
Subjects: Poetry
Publisher: Open Letter
Publisher Imprint: Open Letter
Publication Date: 19-02-2015
Format: Paperback
Availability: Out of stock
£12.99
About the book
At an early age, Olga Sedakova began writing poetry and, by the 1970s, had joined up with other members of Russia's underground second culture' to create a vibrant literary movement - one that was at odds with the political powers that be. This conflict prevented Sedakova's books from being published in the U.S.S.R., they were only available as hand written books. But now Sedakova has published 27 volumes of verse and prose. This is a unique introduction to her work, bringing together a memoir-essay and two poetic works.'