Dimitri Psurtsev is a poet and translator who has written five books of poetry (
Ex Roma Tertia, Tengiz Notebook, Between, Tired Happiness, and
Murka and Other Poems) alongside numerous translations of classics from English world literature. His poems in English translation have appeared in
The Dodge, Ergon, Image, and
World Literature Today. He teaches at Moscow State Linguistic University and lives with his wife Natalia outside Moscow.
Translated from Russian by Philip Metres