A talk in Russian with my father about his childhood, his love of nature, and the roots of his interest in literature.
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Comfort Station
Practice readings for a performance at Comfort Station on 4/20/23 with music by Keefe Jackson, Aram Shelton, and Jeb Bishop.
Background music by The Dwarfs of East Agouza.
Poems in Russian
I read some poems in Russian. Selected a few dozen that my father sent me during the plague.
- 00:00— “New Year’s Eve” by Boris Ryzhy
- 01:00— two poems by Boris Ryzhy
- 02:51 —”A Winter Night” by Boris Pasternak
- 04:00—untitled poem by Sergey Gandlevsky
- 07:30—several by Lidia Zaozerskaya
- 12:00—”Neznakomka” by Alexander Blok
- 15:00—”Mirror” by Arseniy Tarkovsky
- 17:57—”From a Poet” by Arseniy Tarkovsky
Take a look at the limited edition folder of typed-out Russian poems with notes in English, illustrations, and collaged covers.