Katia Kapovich
Encyclopedia
Katia Kapovich (born 1960) is a Russia
n poet
now living in the United States
. She writes in both Russian
and English
.
in 1960, the only child of Jewish parents. She emigrated from the Soviet Union
in 1990. In 2002 she received the Witter Bynner Fellowship
from the United States Library of Congress
. Her first book in English, Gogol in Rome (ISBN 1-84471-046-7), was published in 2004 by Salt Publishing
, and was shortlisted for the Poetry Trust's 2005 Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Prize.
Her poem 'The Green One Over There' was included in the anthology Poetry 180 (edited by Billy Collins
, Random House, 2003; ISBN 0-8129-6887-5) which grew out of the Library of Congress's Poetry 180 poetry-for-schools project.
Her work has appeared in periodicals including the London Review of Books
, News from the Republic of Letters
, and Novy Mir
(in Russian).
She is one of the editors of Fulcrum (annual)
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
now living in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She writes in both Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
Life and career
She was born in Kishinev, MoldovaMoldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
in 1960, the only child of Jewish parents. She emigrated from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1990. In 2002 she received the Witter Bynner Fellowship
Witter Bynner Fellowship
Witter Bynner Fellowships are administered by the Library of Congress and sponsored by the Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry, an organization that provides grant support for poetry programs through nonprofit organizations. Fellows are chosen by the U.S...
from the United States Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
. Her first book in English, Gogol in Rome (ISBN 1-84471-046-7), was published in 2004 by Salt Publishing
Salt Publishing
Salt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics...
, and was shortlisted for the Poetry Trust's 2005 Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Prize.
Her poem 'The Green One Over There' was included in the anthology Poetry 180 (edited by Billy Collins
Billy Collins
Billy Collins is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He is a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York and is the Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Winter Park Institute, Florida...
, Random House, 2003; ISBN 0-8129-6887-5) which grew out of the Library of Congress's Poetry 180 poetry-for-schools project.
Her work has appeared in periodicals including the London Review of Books
London Review of Books
The London Review of Books is a fortnightly British magazine of literary and intellectual essays.-History:The LRB was founded in 1979, during the year-long lock-out at The Times, by publisher A...
, News from the Republic of Letters
News from the Republic of Letters
News from the Republic of Letters is the third magazine collaboration between Saul Bellow and Keith Botsford, following Noble Savage and ANON. The journal, originally based in Boston and now operated from the editor's home in Costa Rica, publishes new and newly-discovered writings from American and...
, and Novy Mir
Novy Mir
Novy Mir is a Russian language literary magazine that has been published in Moscow since January 1925. It was supposed to be modelled on the popular pre-Soviet literary magazine Mir Bozhy , which was published from 1892 to 1906, and its follow-up, Sovremenny Mir , which was published 1906-1917...
(in Russian).
She is one of the editors of Fulcrum (annual)
Fulcrum (annual)
Fulcrum, An annual of poetry and aesthetics is a United States literary periodical that has been published since 2002. It is edited by Philip Nikolayev and Katia Kapovich...
.
Russian
- День Ангела и ночь (The Day of an Angel and the Night), 1992.
- Суфлер: Роман в стихах (The Prompter) 1998.
- Прощание с шестикрылыми (Farewell to Six-Winged) 2001.
- Перекур: Стихотворения (Smoke-break), 2002.
- Веселый дисциплинарий, 2005.
English
- Gogol in Rome, Salt Publishing, 2004, ISBN 1-84471-046-7
- Cossacks and Bandits, Salt Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84471-447-6.
Anthologies
- Richard McKane (translator) Poet for Poet, Hearing Eye, 1998. ISBN 1-870841-57-3.
- Richard McKane (editor) Ten Russian Poets, Surviving the Twentieth Century, Anvil Press Poetry, London, 2003, ISBN 0-85646-328-0.