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InnaKabysh
Russian poet Inna Kabysh (b. 1963) is the author of six books of
poetry. Her themes range fromdomestic life andwomen’swork
to Russia’s brutal war in Chechnya to the everyday struggle of
the poet to carve out time to write. Kabysh is fascinated by
the mother-child connection, which she explores in settings
ranging from hospital wards to orphanages for the souls of
aborted children to life in a Russian cottage.
In 1996 shewas awarded the Pushkin Prize of theAlfred Toepfer
Fund (Hamburg, Germany). She is also the winner of the Anton
Delwig Prize (2005) and the Anna Akhmatova Prize (2016).
We’re especially pleased to present a short video of one poem
from this section, “Shine On, Shine On, My Star”. You can watch
this video
here .