We Live Here. Poetry and Two Poems

Anna Revyakina is a poetess, laureate of numerous national and international literary awards, author of more than a dozen poetry books. Her poems have been translated into 16 languages. Yevgeny Yevtushenko called Anna Revyakina a great Russian poetess, Vladimir Solovyov - the best poet of the country, and Zakhar Prilepin - a star of the Russian word that rose in the sky of Donetsk. Anna's hometown, Donetsk, and its tragic fate run like a red thread through the entire work of the poetess. A happy childhood in a sun-drenched steppe, a warm parental home, support and wise heartfelt conversations with her father, a miner, a caring mother who is proud of her talented daughter’s achievements. The city BEFORE. And the city AFTER: shelling, fear of death, destruction and loss, the division of the usual circle of communication into allies and strangers, resistance, belief in victory and peace for the city and its inhabitants.