Времена жизни. Избранные стихи и очерки о поэзии

Ne vse znai͡ut, chto izvestnyĭ russkiĭ prozaik, dramaturg i publit͡sist I͡Uriĭ Poli͡akov debi͡utiroval v literature v 1974 godu kak tonkiĭ i samobytnyĭ poėt, vypustiv zatem neskolʹko knig liriki. Vposledstvii romany-bestsellery, ostrye statʹi i pʹesy, sobirai͡ushchie polnye zaly, zaslonili ot chitateleĭ ego poėzii͡u, khoti͡a stikhi avtor 'Apofegei͡a' i 'Kozlenka v moloke' ne perestaval sochini͡atʹ nikogda.Kniga 'Vremena zhizni' po-svoemu unikalʹna, ėto pervoe otdelʹnoe izdanie izbrannykh stikhov I͡Urii͡a Poli͡akova, napisannykh pochti za polveka. Pomimo izvestnykh tekstov, v sbornik vkli͡ucheny takzhe ranee nikogda ne publikovavshiesi͡a stikhi avtora, v tom chisle smelye satiricheskie i ėroticheskie t͡sikly. Krome togo, v knigu voshli: novai͡a versii͡a znamenitogo memuarnogo ėsse 'Kak i͡a byl poėtom', statʹi o poėzii i vospominanii͡a o takikh masterakh russkogo stikha, kak V. Sokolov, A. Dementʹev, E. Evtushenko, N. Dmitriev i dr.

Not everyone knows that the famous Russian novelist, playwright and publicist Yuri Polyakov made his literary debut in 1974 as a subtle and original poet, then releasing several books of lyrics. Subsequently, best-selling novels, sharp articles and plays that gather full houses, obscured his poetry from readers, although the author of "Apophegea" and "Goat in Milk" never stopped composing poems.The book "Times of Life" is unique in its own way, this is the first separate edition of selected poems by Yuri Polyakov, written in almost half a century. In addition to well-known texts, the collection also includes previously unpublished poems by the author, including bold satirical and erotic cycles. In addition, the book includes: a new version of the famous memoir essay 'How I was a Poet', articles about poetry and memories of such masters of Russian verse as V. Sokolov, A. Dementyev, E. Yevtushenko, N. Dmitriev, etc.