{"product_id":"dark-elderberry-branch-poems-of-marina-tsvetaeva","title":"Dark Elderberry Branch: Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva","description":"\"A poet of genius.\"—Vladimir Nabokov\nVia what Ilya Kaminsky and Jean Valentine call \"readings\"—not translations—of fragments of Marina Tsvetaeva's poems and prose, Tsvetaeva's lyrical genius is made accessible and poignant to a new generation of readers. By juxtaposing fragments of her poems with short pieces of prose, we begin to know her as poet, friend, enemy, woman, lover, and revolutionary.\nFrom \"Poems for Moscow (2)\":\nFrom my hands—take this city not made by hands,\n\nmy strange, my beautiful brother.\nTake it, church by church—all forty times forty churches,\nand flying up over them, the small pigeons;\nAnd Spassky Gates—in their flower—\nwhere the Orthodox take off their hats;\nAnd the Chapel of Stars—refuge chapel—\nwhere the floor is—polished by tears;\nTake the circle of the five cathedrals,\nmy soul, my holy friend.\nMarina Tsvetaeva was born in Moscow in 1892 and died in 1941. Her poetry stands among the greatest works of twentieth century Russian writers.\nIlya Kaminsky is the author of Dancing in Odessa (Tupelo Press, 2004) which won the Whiting Writers' Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Metcalf Award, the Dorset Prize, and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship awarded annually by Poetry magazine.\nJean Valentine won the Yale Younger Poets award for Dream Barker in 1965. Her eleventh book of poetry is Break the Glass, from Copper Canyon Press. Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems 1965–2003 was the winner of the 2004 National Book Award for Poetry.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1882295943\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1882295943.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Tsvetaeva, Marina|Kaminsky, Ilya|Valentine, Jean\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43715030908989,"sku":"BVV.1882295943.G","price":10.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1882295943-0.jpg?v=1790288846","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/dark-elderberry-branch-poems-of-marina-tsvetaeva","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}