Ainsley Morse: Word Play, Experimental Poetry and Soviet Children's Literature

Globus Books is honored to present Ainsley Morse, a literary translator, scholar, educator, and the author of a new book Word Play, Experimental Poetry, and Soviet Children's Literature.

Ainsley Morse teaches at Dartmouth College and translates Russian and former Yugoslav literatures. Recent publications include Andrei Egunov-Nikolev’s “Soviet pastoral” Beyond Tula (ASP, 2019), and, with Bela Shayevich, Vsevolod Nekrasov’s I Live I See (UDP, 2013) and Kholin 66: Diaries and Poems (UDP, 2017). With Galina Rymbu and Eugene Ostashevsky, she is editor of the anthology F-Letter: New Russian Feminist Poetry (isolarii, 2020).

Globus Books is an independent bookstore serving San Francisco since 1971. It offers a wide-ranging stock of books on all things Russia. Globus is actively working with the libraries across the states on completing their holdings for Russian publications, both contemporary and out-of-print. The Globus Books team is well-known for its expertise in first editions of Russian literature, books on the Russian avant-garde, early imprints, and travel and voyage books. Under the new management, Globus strives to serve the Bay Area, bridging gaps, continuing cultural traditions, and giving voice to unrepresented communities in Russia and the US. Globus Books features several series of literary and cultural events on its YouTube Channel (   / globusbookssf  , including Literary Translation Round Table, History/Anthropology, Playtime and Storytime for children, and more. www.globusbooks.com.

This program is produced and hosted by Zarina Zabrisky, the author of three short story collections and a novel "We, Monsters" (Numina Press). Zabrisky's work appeared in nine countries in over fifty literary magazines and anthologies, including The Nervous Breakdown, A Capella Zoo, Eleven Eleven, The Rumpus, Guernica, and received nominations and awards. Zabrisky runs literary and cultural programs at Globus Books.