Monthly Archives: October 2018
MODERN RUSSIAN LITERATURE: DMITRY BORTNIKOV
Russian contemporary literature: books that are worth reading
What should I read from modern Russian literature? Ask this question in one of the online bookstores, and at best you will hear in the answer a couple of names of authors who have nothing to do with decent intellectual literature. Continue reading
LISTENING TO THE WIND SONG: AUDIO POETRY, PART 1
5 centimeters per second
Some poets say that poems can’t be read aloud, that you can only say them to yourself, with your inner voice. This is a very sound idea, but… personally, for me, acquaintance with many poems began with the voice and intonation of a stranger. Of course, most of the audio poetry was drawn from songs: both well-known romances and compositions not very familiar to the General public. But I’ll write about the songs some other time. Today we will focus on the art of reading. Continue reading