Eric Friedman
Author Profiles

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Eric Friedman
Chernovtsi (Ukraine) - Kaluga/Moscow (Russia) - Philadelphia (USA)

Eric Friedman was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, in 1968. He grew up and studied in Russia. After graduating from a secondary school in Kaluga and the dental faculty of a medical university in Moscow, he emigrated to the United States in 1993. In 1999, after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Dental School, he received a degree in dentistry. His poems have been published in “Poberezhye” and “Vstrechi”. Various publishers released his poetry books written in collaboration with others: poetry collection “4” and “In the Space of Parallel Lines.” In 2017, a book of prose, “Late Harvest Wine,” was published, which includes short stories written by the author between 2015 and 2016.

Bookshelf
fireflies
by Dmitri Manin, Anna Krushelnitskaya

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.

cockroach cover
by Nina Kossman

A collection of nonsense poetry for readers who love Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, and all things delightfully peculiar.

Naza s book
by Naza Semoniff

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.

Version 1.0.0
by Nina Kossman

 

A new book of poems by Nina Kossman. “When the mythological and personal meet, something transforms for this reader…” -Ilya Kaminsky

Videos
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EastWest Literary Forum Bilingual Poetry & Prose Reading. July 13, 2025.
Length: 2 hrs. 08 min