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Vera Pavlova

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A beast in winter,
a plant in spring,
an insect in summer,
a bird in autumn.
The rest of the time I am a woman.

— Vera Pavlova, poet

Excerpt from If There Is Something to Desire.Translation copyright © 2010 Steven Seymour. Excerpted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

In honor of National Poetry Month, Knopf will give you a free poem every day

Photo: Aleksandr Dolgin
Published on April 01, 2010
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