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From Russian fairytales to Craigslist ads, stories of identity, family, and sexuality are unraveled and woven anew in the poems of a woman caught between two worlds. In poems rich with sensuality and discord, Mukomolova explores her complex identity—Russian, Jewish, refugee, New Yorker, lesbian—...
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From Russian fairytales to Craigslist ads, stories of identity, family, and sexuality are unraveled and woven anew in the poems of a woman caught between two worlds.
In poems rich with sensuality and discord, Mukomolova explores her complex identity—Russian, Jewish, refugee, New Yorker, lesbian— through the Russian tale of Vasilyssa, a young girl left to fend for herself against the witch Baba Yaga. Heavy with family and fable, these poems are a beautiful articulation of difference under duress.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781566895439 (156689543X)
Publish date: 2019-04-09
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Pages no: 88
Edition language: English
This collection of poetry was thrilling, and has left me mostly speechless. Mukomolova's poetry is defiant, sexy, and uncompromising. She pulls from her Russian heritage and that literary tradition, modern life and relationships, and a dry sense of humor to create her poems. Lovers of modern poetry ...
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