mouths identical to mine
A poem by Polina Barskova, translated from Russian by Valzhyna Mort
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mouths identical to mine
Vincent Van Gogh, Shoes, 1988. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
nothing matters except having clean hands
A poem by Aleksey Porvin, translated from Russian by Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler
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nothing matters except having clean hands
John Martin, Illustration for Paradise Lost, Book II Line I, 1827
diabolical laughter off-stage
Four poems by Roman Osminkin, translated from Russian by Helena Kernan
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diabolical laughter off-stage
Mark Wingrave, Opening and Closing, 2021
a forest-city overruns the parquet floor
Two poems by Evgenia Rits, translated from Russian by Mark Wingrave
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a forest-city overruns the parquet floor
Christiane Baumgartner, White Noise, 2013
the tumbling avalanche of patterns, turn around
Three poems by Stanislava Mogileva, translated from Russian by Josephine von Zitzewitz
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the tumbling avalanche of patterns, turn around
Gabriele Münter, Interior (Das Interieur), 1908
to be late for one’s flight
A poem by Liliya Gazizova, translated from Russian by Nina Kossman
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to be late for one’s flight
Etel Adnan, Untitled, 2013
every word may end up being your last word
Five poems by Evgeny Stepanov, translated from Russian by Anna Halberstadt
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every word may end up being your last word
Monika Baer, Untitled, 2003
in New York they have New York, but nothing so beautiful
A poem by Genrikh Sapgir, translated from Russian by J. Kates
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in New York they have New York, but nothing so beautiful
Kai Althoff, Bekehrung, 2002
Every resident of Earth must be represented in close-up
A poem by Andrey Filimonov, translated from Russian by Anton Yakovlev
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Every resident of Earth must be represented in close-up
…they move like snowstorms or squalls
A poem by Maxim Amelin translated from Russian by Derek Mong and Anne O. Fisher
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…they move like snowstorms or squalls