Into the Arms of Pushkin : Poems of St Petersburg

Carol V. Davis

Author: Carol V. Davis | ISBN: 1931112711 : 9781931112710 | Format: Paperback – Hardback | Size: 155 x 230mm | Pages: 96 | Weight: .174 Kg. | Published: Truman State University Press – September 2007 | Availability: In Print | Subjects: Works by individual poets: from c1900-

Carol V. Davis

is the granddaughter of Jewish immigrants from Russia. Her fascination with Russia, aided by a Fulbright grant, drew her to St Petersburg in the mid 1990s. Over the next decade, she divided her time between the US and Russia, where, as an American-born Jew, she was an outsider in Russian society. This collection of poems expresses the struggle with language barriers and cultural differences — struggles heightened as Davis helped her children adjust to their new daily life. Inspired by Russia’s rich history, its economic changes, and landscape, these poems express a unique perspective of Russia.