Poet, essayist. Emigrated from the USSR in 1989. Author of five books of poetry (latest collection: Bezotchestvo, Drukarsky Dvir Olega Fedorova, Kiev, 2022). Member of the editorial board of Novy Zhurnal and Interpoesia (New York, USA). Marina studied in Italy and lived in Luxembourg. Currently, she resides in Nevada, where she teaches Italian language and culture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
A hybrid scholarly and literary volume of popular Russian-language Soviet children’s texts alongside essays that outline the significance and meanings behind these popular texts.
A collection of nonsense poetry for readers who love Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, and all things delightfully peculiar.
A haunting dystopia some readers have called “the new 1984.” In a society where memory is rewritten and resistance is pre-approved, freedom isn’t restricted; it’s redefined. As systems evolve beyond human control and choice becomes a simulation, true defiance means refusing the script, even when the system already knows you will.
A new book of poems by Nina Kossman. “When the mythological and personal meet, something transforms for this reader…” -Ilya Kaminsky