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Dmitry Blizniuk

DMITRY BLIZNIUK is an author from Ukraine. His most recent poems have appeared in Poet Lore, The Pinch, Salamander, Willow Springs, Grub Street, Spillway and many others. A Pushcart Prize nominee, he is also the author of "The Red Forest" (Fowlpox Press, 2018). He lives in Kharkov, Ukraine. Member of PEN America. Poets & Writers Directory: http://www.pw.org/directory/writers/dmitry_blizniuk

A Footprint in the Ashes of Time
by Dmitry Blizniuk, translated from the Russian by Sergey Gerasimov

January 27, 2022 Contributed By: Dmitry Blizniuk, Sergey Gerasimov

A Footprint in the Ashes of Time-unsplash

If it wasn’t for our inborn optimism –
we drop coins into the sea, plant pear trees that are going to grow for centuries –
understanding of reality would burn us
like a match may burn poplar fluff

Filed Under: Featured Content, Featured Poetry, Featured Translation, Poetry, Translation Posted On: January 27, 2022

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