Shalamov's poetry

[Robert Chandler]

Dear all,

I have realized that Shalamov is greatly underestimated as a poet.  Does anyone know of anyone who is writing about his poetry, or translating it, or giving thought to it in any way?  Since he wrote a great deal of poetry, and it is not all of the same quality, I'd be grateful simply to know of any poems that have stayed in people's minds.

Here are the titles of a few poems that I myself have been particularly struck by:
"Говорят, мы мелко пашем"
"Мне жить остаться нет надежды"
"Сыплет снег и днем и ночью"
Бартынский
Аввакум в Пустозерске

But I read slowly and have read only a tiny proportion of what he wrote.

There is, by the way, an outstanding website:
http://www.shalamov.ru/

All the best,

Robert

Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD





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