Take Me to Stavanger: Poems

By Anzhelina Polonskaya

Translated by Andrew Wachtel 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822967162
• ISBN13: 9780822967163
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 8.1"