A Disbelief of Flesh by Maria-Sophia Christodoulou John Lawrence Accursed Poets: Dissident Poetry from

Accursed Poets: Dissident Poetry from Soviet Russia 1960-80 is an anthology of dissident and samizdat poetry in Russian and English translation

the more difficult it is to him to retain a believing conception of his own death

Lorraine Griffiths

in their original texts

Due prominence is given to the poet's comments on his poems

A Disbelief of Flesh by Maria-Sophia Christodoulou John Lawrence Accursed Poets: Dissident Poetry fromA Disbelief of Flesh holds a grief not just for the loved and lost, but one that comes with depth of identity, of culture, of faith. Christodoulous affection for her Cypriot heritage is channelled through her grandmother and grandfather, through food and the walls of home, and through her mother, whom she embodies sometimes, and who becomes a worshipped figure. We learn here of a tension that exists where pain meets catharsis, making possible a