Wholly Esenin
Esenin, Sergei
If you want to know how Russians feel about their country, read the poetry of Sergei Esenin.
"The 'old plank bridge' spans not only eras but centuries, not only one Russia with another, but Russia with the rest of the world."
So writes acclaimed author and translator Roger Pulvers about this collection of translations of the best and most moving poems by Sergei Esenin, still, nearly a century after his death, Russia's most popular poet.
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