Times Do Not Choose

Alexander Kushner is one of the best lyrical poets of the 20th century, author of fifty poetry books, a number of essays and articles on classical and modern Russian poetry. The lyrics of A.S. Kushner grew from the Russian classical poetry of Fyodor Tyutchev, Afanasy Fet, Innokenty Annensky, Anna Akhmatova, Mikhail Kuzmin, Osip Mandelstam. The main character of his poetry is the Soul. It is the source of his voice, the beginning of all impressions. Life itself for the poet is a colorful ribbon, a succession of various meanings and symbols. "Kushner is the Laodicean angel of Russian poetry, the one who introduced happiness into the required curriculum," said the literary critic Andrei Aryev about the poet. The collection "Times Do Not Choose" includes the best poems of the poet.