In 1972, Natalya Gorbanevskaya was arrested for protesting against the detention of dissidents in Moscow’s Red Square. Featuring the work of this widely-recognized Russian poet and civil rights activist, this collection combines a folk-inspired modernism with a clear narrative. Of interest to Russian history buffs and academics of various fields, these poems blatantly reflect the author’s political engagement and argue against oppression.
Author Biography
Natalya Gorbanevskaya is a contributor to Russkaya Mysl newspaper and the author of Poems: The Trial. Prison. and Red Square at Noon. Daniel Weissbort is an honorary professor in the Center for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Warwick. He is the cofounder and former editor of the Modern Poetry in Translation journal and the author of Letters to Ted.
