Rain by Don Paterson Sergey Stratanovsky ‘McIlfatrick-Ksenofontov’s translations capture the barely

‘McIlfatrick-Ksenofontov’s translations capture the barely capturable essence of Doris Kareva’s poems which

falling in and out of love and learning to say goodbye that come along the way

has its own distinctive weathers

surreal exploration of femininity

Rain by Don Paterson Sergey Stratanovsky ‘McIlfatrick-Ksenofontov’s translations capture the barelyIn this, his first volume of original verse since the award winning Landing Light, Don Paterson is found writing at his most memorable and direct. In an assembly of masterful lyrics and monologues, he conjures a series of fables and charms that serve both to expose us to the unsettling forces within the world and simultaneously offer some protection against them. Whether outwardly elemental in their address, or more personal in their direction, these