Dancing in Odessa by Ilya Kaminsky

Dancing in Odessa

Ilya Kaminsky

62 pages first pub 2004 (view editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
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Dancing in Odessa is ideal for readers who appreciate lyrical, myth-infused poetry that weaves personal and historical narratives with emotional depth and transformative imagination.

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Described as ‘a rich, reverberative dance with memories of a haunted city’ (LA Times), the poems of the prize-winning debut Dancing in Odessa by Ilya Kaminsky, author of Deaf Republic, draw on archetype, myth and Russian literary figures. Tightly ...

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4.15
based on 373 reviews

Moods

reflective: 80%

emotional: 77%

challenging: 34%

sad: 20%

dark: 17%

hopeful: 14%

inspiring: 8%

adventurous: 5%

informative: 5%

lighthearted: 5%

mysterious: 5%

funny: 2%

relaxing: 2%


Pace

28% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
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