Our joy is Cecil. Porvin A.

The author’s poetic speech, combining the conservatism of the form with avant -garde content, is expanded and updated in the new book both at the level of formal signs and at the level of meanings. The central part of the book of Porvin is occupied by the poem “Our Joy Cecil”, written about the Haitian priestess of the cult of Wood, Cecile Fatiman; 1771-1883), which played an important role at the beginning of the Haytian revolution, which gave the country independence.

Alexey Porvin is a poet, translator, literary critic, co -editor of the publishing project “MRP”, dedicated to modern poetry and prose. Born in 1982 in Leningrad. The author of five poetic books. Poems are translated into English, German, French, Italian, Finnish, Czech languages. The Laureate of the Debut Award in the Nomination “Poetry” (2012), twice was a part of the Belo Prize in the nomination “Poetry” (2011, 2014). Lives in St. Petersburg.