{"product_id":"with-akhmatova-at-the-black-gates","title":"WITH AKHMATOVA AT THE BLACK GATES","description":"There are few precedents for what Stephen Berg has attempted and accomplished in these poems. Not really translations, nor even versions or imitations, Berg's poems are meditations on and through the person and poetry of Anna Akhmatova (1899–1966), one of Russia's greatest poets. Akhmatova, whose life began in the Victorian twilight and spanned the days of Revolution and the era of Stalinist persecution, interwove pagan fervor with Christian austerity in poems of passionate longing for the past and lost love. Irresistibly drawn into Akhmatova's orbit, Berg \"believed that I was being released from myself by writing these poems when, in fact, I was merely discovering, hearing from a part of myself I did not remember, or know.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0252008340\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0252008340.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Berg, Stephen\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":43334797131837,"sku":"BVV.0252008340.G","price":16.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0252008340-0.jpg?v=1783704417","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/with-akhmatova-at-the-black-gates","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}