Poet, essayist. Emigrated from the USSR in 1989. Master of Arts. 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.
This excellent anthology, compiled and edited by Julia Nemirovskaya, showcases poems by Russian (and Russian-speaking) poets who express their absolute rejection of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
“Nina Kossman is equally at home in all genres of short prose: diary entries, mystical novellas, letters, autobiographical notes, and psychological sketches. She has good taste, a sober view of herself and others, and an innate gift for holding the reader’s attention.”
— Dmitry Bykov
This collection focuses on the war between Russia and Ukraine as seen by Russophone poets from all over the world.
Launched in 2012, “Four Centuries” is an international electronic magazine of Russian poetry in translation.
