Not Akhmatova

Anna, the border washed your tongue from our tongue.Anna, the border is a voice that said our name. Not Akhmatova by Noah Berlatsky navigates the intricate dance between homage and reinvention, drawing inspiration from the works of Russian poet Anna Akhmatova. A book of quasi translations, appropriations, and alienations, it is also an authentic and unique examination of rootlessness and the need to belong. Berlatsky s argumentative and proud poems explore his own relationship with Russia as well as the concept of Jewish diaspora identity.