A Word about the Context

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. A Word about the Context vii
4. How Do You Like Your Poets? 1
5. Great Bird-Cherry Street, 1969 3
6. The Muruzi House, 1969 6
7. Lugano, 1969 15
8. New Year’s Eve, 1970 19
9. The Roof of the Peter and Paul Fortress 33
10. The Schwarzenberg Palace: 1972 38
11. Ann Arbor 61
12. The Muse and the Addressee 78
13. The Oldest Modern City 86
14. Stockholm, 1987 108
15. A Birthday in New York: May 24, 1990 114
16. The Akhmatova Museum, 2003 126
17. Ardis Titles 1971–2002 137
18. Index 160