
Selected Poems of Andrei Voznesensky
Voznesensky, Andre25 USD
Date
1964
Category
Poetry
Description
Andrei Andreyevich Voznesensky (Russian: Андре́й Андре́евич Вознесе́нский, 12 May 1933 – 1 June 2010) was a Soviet and Russian poet and writer who had been referred to by Robert Lowell as "one of the greatest living poets in any language." He was one of the "Children of the '60s," a new wave of iconic Russian intellectuals led by the Khrushchev Thaw. Translated and with introduction by Anselm Hollo.
Excerpt
Lying there pale as water
Her eyes tear-closed and still,
She doesn’t belong to him
Any more than a meadow deep in a wood…