Poem of the Air: Marina Tsvetaeva Translation Weekend
Get up close and personal with the extraordinary work of Marina Tsvetaeva, working with her previously-untranslated 'Poem of the Air'.
Please note: No Russian is needed for this workshop – literal translations will be provided for all the extracts.
Marina Tsvetaeva’s long poem ‘Poem of the Air’ was written in France in 1927, in emigration and exile from Soviet Russia, and during the “Lindbergh days” when the world was captivated by the transatlantic flight of the aviator. This workshop will involve a discussion of Tsvetaeva’s poetics and life through the prism of this epic and extraordinary philosophical poem.