Without Protection

By Gala Mukomolova

Book Overview

From Russian fairy tales to Craigslist ads, stories of identity, family, and sexuality are unraveled and woven anew in poems of a woman caught between two worlds.

In poems rich with sensuality and discord, Mukomolova explores her complex identity--Russian, Jewish, refugee, New Yorker, lesbian--through the Russian tale of Vasilyssa, a young girl left to fend for herself against the witch Baba Yaga. Heavy with family and fable, these poems are a beautiful articulation of difference under duress.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156689543X
• ISBN13: 9781566895439
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.8"