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Rainie Oet
A contributor biography for poet and translator Rainie Oet.
Poetry[Папироса за папиросой]
The original Russian text of a 1926 Sophia Parnok poem of smoke, evening light, and longing.
Poetry[Cigarette after cigarette]A translated 1926 poem by Sophia Parnok evoking cigarette smoke, twilight, and quiet longing.
PoetryRainie OetA contributor biography for poet and translator Rainie Oet.
PoetrySophia ParnokA contributor biography for Russian poet Sophia Parnok.
Poetry[Она беззаботна еще, она молода]The original Russian text of a 1932 Sophia Parnok poem on youthful passion and a remembered small town.
Poetry[Our Passion’s still carefree, still young]A translated 1932 poem by Sophia Parnok on the intoxication of young passion and a longed-for meeting.