In Muse in the Wells, poet Wayne Pernu journeys through frozen landscapes, forgotten roads, restless spirits, and the thin boundary between life and death. Rooted in the North Country’s stark beauty, these poems weave myth, memory, solitude, faith, aging, loss, and the search for meaning. From snow-covered forests and abandoned towns to crows, storms, and moonlit roads, Pernu’s work blends old folklore with deeply human questions. Meditative yet haunting, his voice confronts mortality and unseen forces. For readers drawn to lyrical poetry and mythic landscapes, Muse in the Wells lingers like winter wind through pines—stark, resonant, and unforgettable.
“A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.” (Kafka)
A new collection of poems by Andrey Gritsman. In English.
Comedy and tragedy collide in stories of family life in Soviet Russia and the complexities of the immigrant experience
Boris Khersonsky and Ludmila Khersonsky write poetry that speaks to the crisis of our time, when refugees run from bombardments, and nonstop propaganda flows from TV. The setting is Ukraine at the start of the twenty-first century, but it is eerily recognizable anywhere.
A new book of poems by New York poet and essayist Sergei Shabalin. In Russian.
