{"id":19191,"date":"2024-10-30T14:49:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T19:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/?p=19191"},"modified":"2024-11-20T12:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T18:43:16","slug":"odesa-accent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/archives\/19191","title":{"rendered":"Odesa Accent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A poem by Galina Itskovich translated from the Russian by Ian Ross Singleton<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u041e\u0434\u0435\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0430\u043a\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">bbbbbb<\/span><em>\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0435 \u0418\u043b\u044c\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0414\u0430\u0436\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439, \u043e\u0431\u043c\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u043e\u043d,<\/p>\n<p>\u041d\u0435 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043c\u044b\u0439 \u043e\u0433\u043e\u043d\u044c, \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0432\u0435\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0438\u0437\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0440\u0438,<\/p>\n<p>\u0410 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043b\u0438\u0448\u044c \u0430\u043a\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442, \u0436\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0439, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043c\u043e\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0441\u043e\u043a,<\/p>\n<p>\u0412 \u043a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u043e\u0439 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u2013 \u043e\u0442\u0447\u0430\u044f\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u043a,<\/p>\n<p>\u0411\u0435\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044f\u0433\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442, \u0432\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442 \u0432 \u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0441,<\/p>\n<p>\u041e\u0442\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044b\u0432\u0430\u044f\u0441\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u043c\u0431\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0445, \u0441\u043e\u0432\u043f\u0430\u0434\u0430\u0435\u0442, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043d\u0435\u0433\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432.<\/p>\n<p>\u0414\u0435\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u2013 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u0442\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0435\u0440, \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0437.<\/p>\n<p>\u0427\u0435\u043c \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0447\u044c? \u041e\u043a\u043d\u043e, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043b\u0438, \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043c\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c?<\/p>\n<p>\u041d\u0430 \u0431\u043e\u0447\u043e\u043a \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c? \u041e\u0445\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0439?<\/p>\n<p>\u041e\u0442\u043f\u043e\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u044d\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u043c \u043b\u044c\u0435\u0436\u0441\u043a\u0438\u043c \u0432\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c?<\/p>\n<p>\u041b\u044c\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043a\u0438, \u0437\u0430\u0445\u043b\u0435\u0431\u044b\u0432\u0430\u044f\u0441\u044c. \u0427\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0439<\/p>\n<p>\u0418\u0437\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0435 \u2013 \u0432 \u0433\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0435 \u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u043c.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u041f\u0443\u0442\u0435\u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0438\u043b\u043e \u0431 \u043d\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0433\u043a\u0435,<\/p>\n<p>\u041d\u043e \u043c\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043d\u0443\u043b\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0448\u043b\u043e\u0435 \u043c\u0430\u044f\u043a\u043e\u043c<\/p>\n<p>\u0418 \u043c\u0435\u0440\u0446\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0432 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0442 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0442\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0435<\/p>\n<p>\u0420\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0435\u0433\u043e.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Odesa Accent<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">bbbbbb<\/span><em>for Vlada Ilyinskaya<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Not even a childish, faint dream,<\/p>\n<p>nor a familiar fire with its pink inner flame,<\/p>\n<p>only the accent, alive, like the sand of the sea,<\/p>\n<p>in every vowel, a desperate gull\u2019s scream,<\/p>\n<p>pulling back irresistibly, leading into trance,<\/p>\n<p>imprinted on membranes the way negatives coincide.<\/p>\n<p>Childhood\u2014an old thriller, watched several times.<\/p>\n<p>What can help? Darken the window?<\/p>\n<p>Turn on your side? Chill the chaos?<\/p>\n<p>Drink up the poetic wine of Li\u00e8ge?<\/p>\n<p>Poetic lines pour forth then choke. Over the edge<\/p>\n<p>the heart pours itself out\u2014in one gulp.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To travel light pays off,<\/p>\n<p>but, like a beacon, the past glimmers,<\/p>\n<p>then flickers to the tune of a guttural anguish<\/p>\n<p>speaking the once joyful sound of my name.<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/archives\/19115\">Galina Itskovich<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/archives\/19115\">Ian Ross Singleton<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A poem by Galina Itskovich translated from the Russian by Ian Ross Singleton &nbsp; \u041e\u0434\u0435\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0430\u043a\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442 bbbbbb\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0435 \u0418\u043b\u044c\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 &nbsp; \u0414\u0430\u0436\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439, \u043e\u0431\u043c\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u043e\u043d, \u041d\u0435 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043c\u044b\u0439 \u043e\u0433\u043e\u043d\u044c, \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0432\u0435\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0438\u0437\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0440\u0438, \u0410 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043b\u0438\u0448\u044c \u0430\u043a\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442, \u0436\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0439, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043c\u043e\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0441\u043e\u043a, \u0412 \u043a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u043e\u0439 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u2013 \u043e\u0442\u0447\u0430\u044f\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u043a, \u0411\u0435\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044f\u0433\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442, \u0432\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442 \u0432 \u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0441, \u041e\u0442\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044b\u0432\u0430\u044f\u0441\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u043c\u0431\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0445, \u0441\u043e\u0432\u043f\u0430\u0434\u0430\u0435\u0442, \u043a\u0430\u043a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2318,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[36],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Jypy-4Zx","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19191"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19191"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19340,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19191\/revisions\/19340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}