Mikhail Aizenberg

A contributor biography for Russian poet Mikhail Aizenberg.

A contributor biography for translator Boris Kokotov.

The original Russian text of a poem recalling a warm, carefree season and its fading memories.

A translated poem recalling a pleasant, fleeting season of ease before returning to cold and forgetting.

The original Russian text of a poem describing a rural summer cabin and its quiet sensory details.

A translated poem describing a summer cabin's sounds and smells and a lingering sense of belonging to the land.

The original Russian text of a poem observing a quiet courtyard, shadows, and early-arriving butterflies.

A translated poem observing a quiet courtyard and unusually early butterflies, musing on meaning and locality.