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.
“13 short pieces…pungently convey the effects of growing up under a totalitarian regime.” .—Publishers Weekly
A new book of poems by Nina Kossman. “When the mythological and personal meet, something transforms for this reader…” —Ilya Kaminsky
Original poetry by Nina Kossman, accompanied by a selection of poems by Marina Tsvetaeva, translated from Russian by Kossman. “The sea is a postcard,” writes Nina Kossman. There is both something elemental in this vision and—iron-tough.”
—Ilya Kaminsky
A collection of nonsense poetry for readers who love Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, and all things delightfully peculiar.