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Most of the émigré Angeleno poets whose work I’ve shared here over the years wrote in Russian, though some of them had roots in Ukraine and even identified as Ukrainian. Today I bring you a poem originally written in Ukrainian by Abram Katsnelson (1914-2003), who, like Peter Vegin (1939-2007), came to California in the 1990s, […]
“On the Planet’s Edge”: Abram Katsnelson Sees Kyiv in Los Angeles
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Dirty old town!
The Davy Notebooks Project is glad to announce that we have fully transcribed all 120 of Humphry Davy’s notebooks and sets of lecture notes, the vast majority of which are held at the Royal Institution in London. In total, including our pilot project that took place in 2019, our volunteers transcribed 13,121 pages. We are so very grateful […]
Davy Notebooks Projects Official Launch: Saturday 19th October
British scientist Sir Humphry Davy, known for his scientific breakthroughs, hid a trove of poetry within his notebooks. See a glimpse into the mind that revolutionized electrochemistry.
3,500 volunteers spent 4 years decoding scientist’s 200-year-old notes
A few years ago I shared my translations of poems by the Odesa-born Victor Mall (1901-1989), a former student of Kazimir Malevich who, after settling in Los Angeles, built a career as a graphic designer. Mall, it turns out, wasn’t the only visual artist among the Russophone Angelenos with a sideline in verse. In fact, […]
“Here the Autumn Is Just Like in Kyiv”: Sergei Bongart Pays His Respects at Forest Lawn
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