[New York]

Bela Shayevich and Ainsley Morse
September 5, 2017, 6:00 pm
at Hunter College

The Division of Russian and Slavic Studies at Hunter College & Ugly Duckling Presse present 'Poetry of the Lianozovo Group: Vsevolod Nekrasov & Igor Kholin. A bilingual reading and book talk by translators Ainsley Morse & Bela Shayevich. The pair will speak about their collaboration on two poets of the Moscow Lianozovo Group (1950-1970s), its nonconformist avant-garde aesthetics, and the challenges of rendering their writings in English. Readings from I Live I See: Selected Poems by Vsevolod Nekrasov (2013) and Kholin 66: Diaries and Poems (2017). At Hunter College, East 68th and Lexington Avenue Faculty Lounge, 8th Floor, Hunter West FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -- all guests need a photo ID to enter the building. RSVP by emailing russhunter@hunter.cuny.edu to be put on the guest list and expedite the entry process.