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At a crossroad, street cornerI met him -we shook hands, touched rootsand something like a moral imperative was conceived.Like a seed of lightthis kiss of warm knowledgecame on the lips of my blessed muse.And how do I know these words to be true?Her eyes were closedwhen she leaned in close.(Past Life Meeting with a Poet) Included in this collection are twelve translated poems by Pavel Davydovich Kogan (1918 - 1942), a Russian poet who died in the war, and someone whom the author may have met. Pavel Kogan's granddaughter, Lyubov Summ, a writer and translator, says, ""I really like the translations, how it sounds as if a young man were writing them right now, and not as tired, long ago written classics...Yes, you (Randy) and Pavel are soul mates.""

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This is Randy Kohan's seventh book of poetry. In 2019, his dual-language English-Russian collection - Hammers and Bells/ Колокола и молот - won the Best Book of Poetry Award at the Tarki-Tau Book Fair in Makhachkala, Dagestan. He lives with his family near the North Saskatchewan River, in Edmonton, Alberta. You can find him at randykohan.com

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