If There is Something to Desire

Name: If There is Something to Desire
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ISBN: 9780375711893

One Hundred Poems

Vera Pavlova, Steven Seymour

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Russian

Alfred A. Knopf
15 February 2012

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Now in paperback, the widely acclaimed collection of one hundred poems of extraordinarily elegant simplicity by one of the best-selling poets in Russia, whose presence on the American poetry scene is increasingly strong.

Now in paperback, the widely acclaimed collection of one hundred poems of extraordinarily elegant simplicity by one of the best-selling poets in Russia, whose presence on the American poetry scene is increasingly strong.

Pavlova writes about love (both sexual love and the love that reaches beyond sex); about motherhood; about the memories of childhood that continue to feed us; about our lives as passionate souls abroad in the world. Sensitively translated by her husband, Steven Seymour, Pavlova's poems are highly disciplined miniatures (""I broke your heart. / Now barefoot I tread / on shards""--a whole poem in ten words). Pavlova is a poet who storms our hearts with pure talent and a seemingly effortless gift for shaping poems.

By: Vera Pavlova
Translated by: Steven Seymour
Imprint: Alfred A. Knopf
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 152g
ISBN: 9780375711893
ISBN 10: 0375711899
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 15 February 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

VERA PAVLOVA is the author of fifteen collections of poetry, and the librettos to five operas and four cantatas. Her poems have been translated into twenty-one languages, and she has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Apollon Grigoriev Grand Prize (2001). Her poetry has appeared in several U.S. publications, including The New Yorker and Tin House. If There Is Something to Desire is Pavlova's first collection in English.