{"title":"Nina Kossman","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"gods-of-unfinished-business-paperback","title":"GODS of UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is Nina Kossman's God, and what kind of Unfinished Business are we about to get into, I wondered, opening this book of poems. \"History Transformed into Myth,\" the subtitle at the front of these pages warned, and I wondered what is history if not already a myth. That's what I thought, getting started, yes--right before I learned that Kossman sent me these poems from a warzone, literally: the poet's e-mail said she was in the occupied Ukraine at that time. And just like that, the mythological history, whatever that is, became a documentary fact. Facts take an interesting role in this collection of poems, actually: we begin with an echo of an ancient Akkadian text also taking place in a warzone, though of a very different kind. And, indeed, the myth comes forth. Or, rather, the myth is denied us (\"What Ismul's soul learned in the city of souls is never revealed\") only to be revealed as the pages turn... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-From Ilya Kaminsky's Foreword \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378518917343,"sku":"9781950063642","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/2gEiSTkmaw9781950063642.webp?v=1789257959"},{"product_id":"cockroach-soup-and-other-poems-for-kids-paperback","title":"Cockroach Soup and Other Poems for Kids - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep into a world where animals talk in rhymes, spiders ponder philosophy, and soup is never what it seems. In this curious collection of nonsense poetry, you'll meet a monkey obsessed with yellow pants, a centipede with too many bleeding feet, and a lion whose royal dreams are nibbled away by mice. And just when you think it can't get any stranger, someone's serving glue soup and cockroach soup for lunch. Playful, clever, and just a little bit unsettling, these poems stir the imagination and tickle the darker corners of the mind. Perfect for readers who love Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, and all things delightfully peculiar. With original illustrations by Nadia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNina Kossman has authored ten books for grown-ups. This is her second book for kids. Her first book for children was \"Behind the Border,\" a memoir of growing up behind the Iron Curtain, i.e., in the Soviet Union. Her other ten books include four volumes of poetry (two in English and two in Russian), two volumes of short prose in Russian and one in English, a memoir, an anthology she edited for Oxford University Press, two volumes of translations of Marina Tsvetaeva's poetry, and a novel. Her English-language work has appeared in over ninety magazines and anthologies and has been translated into twelve languages. Her plays have been produced in the US, the UK, and Australia. Her work in her native language, Russian, was published in Russian-language literary magazines. She received grants from the Onassis Foundation, the Foundation for Hellenic Culture, a NEA fellowship, and the UNESCO\/PEN Short Story Award. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51456469958879,"sku":"9798993482026","price":9.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/H1Maa_KyzA9798993482026.webp?v=1790322780"},{"product_id":"cockroach-soup-and-other-poems-for-kids-hardcover","title":"Cockroach Soup and Other Poems for Kids - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep into a world where animals talk in rhymes, spiders ponder philosophy, and soup is never what it seems. In this curious collection of nonsense poetry, you'll meet a monkey obsessed with yellow pants, a centipede with too many bleeding feet, and a lion whose royal dreams are nibbled away by mice. And just when you think it can't get any stranger, someone's serving glue soup and cockroach soup for lunch. Playful, clever, and just a little bit unsettling, these poems stir the imagination and tickle the darker corners of the mind. Perfect for readers who love Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, and all things delightfully peculiar. With original illustrations by Nadia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51457839661279,"sku":"9798993482057","price":24.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/QSDC187ycb9798993482057.webp?v=1790348963"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/nina-kossman.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}